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Monastery of Sant Cugat

Sant Cugat del Vallès, Vallès Occidental, Barcelona

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Monastery of Sant Cugat

Monument · Sant Cugat del Vallès, Vallès Occidental, Barcelona

Monastery of Sant Cugat

The Monastery of Sant Cugat del Vallès is a former Benedictine abbey that gives its name and origin to the city, raised over the remains of a Roman stronghold known as Castrum Octavianum and of a paleo-Christian basilica linked to the cult of the martyr Saint Cugat. The complex, declared a cultural asset of national interest, comprises the church, the cloister and other rooms, today part of the Museu de Sant Cugat. The church, with a basilical plan of three naves and three apses, was begun in Romanesque style and completed in Gothic, with a 13th-century lantern tower. The Romanesque cloister, from the 12th century, holds 144 capitals and preserves an inscription signed by the sculptor Arnau Cadell.

Photo: Josep Renalias (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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