Excerpt from A History of Architecture, Vol. 3 of 3
Navarre; developed Gothic; the great trio of Spanish cathedrals - Burgos, Leon and T oledo the F rench style at Burgo de Osma; the school of Castile; Tarazona cathedral; the school of Catalonia; Barcelona cathedral; Palma cathedral; Manresa cathedral; S. Maria del Mar, the most representative Catalan church; the great nave of Gerona cathedral; geometrical cathedral at Pampeluna; Seville cathedral the largest in Christendom; the two cathedrals at Salamanca; Moorish influence in Zaragoza cathedral; the importance of Spanish Cloisters; Plater esque decoration; English influence; civil buildings; Palace of Justice at Barcelona; the Lonjas at V aleneia and Palma.
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