Yesterday I showed you the tower of the Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria) and today I show the main facade. Built between 1737 and 1751 to replace the previous Renaissance facade that it was in a very bad condition.
Baroque style, the main facade or imafronte is a beauty and monumentality, unique. Oriented to the West, it was projected as an altar stone plaza as open to the commissioning of the Cabildo and the Cardinal Belluga, doing Jaime Bort. It is entirely dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, owner of the temple, she also appeared in countless effigies of saints and martyrs linked to the Diocese of Cartagena, many of them were done by the French artist Antonio Dupar. It has three doors: two sides (the San Jose or the Cabildo and the San Juan or the council) and the plant, called Gate of Forgiveness (of which only opens at large acts). (Source: wikipedia in spanish)
Baroque style, the main facade or imafronte is a beauty and monumentality, unique. Oriented to the West, it was projected as an altar stone plaza as open to the commissioning of the Cabildo and the Cardinal Belluga, doing Jaime Bort. It is entirely dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, owner of the temple, she also appeared in countless effigies of saints and martyrs linked to the Diocese of Cartagena, many of them were done by the French artist Antonio Dupar. It has three doors: two sides (the San Jose or the Cabildo and the San Juan or the council) and the plant, called Gate of Forgiveness (of which only opens at large acts). (Source: wikipedia in spanish)
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That is a very richly decorated facade. There seems also to be a door above the central doors -- I wonder if that one is ever opened? I would certainly enjoy some close-ups of the statuary on your gorgeous cathedral.
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