Ramon Llambard
Ramon Llambard, Ramon Lambard, Raimon Lambard or Raimundo Lambardo (died c. 1195) was a medieval architect and master of works active in Catalonia in the 12th century. He is most notable for his design of La Seu d'Urgell Cathedral. Bibliography (in Spanish) *Joan-Albert Adell, Pere Beseran, Albert Sierra i Albert Villaró, (2000), ''La catedral de la Seu d'Urgell'', Manresa. *Josep Puig i Cadafalch, (1918), ''Santa Maria de la Seu d’Urgell: Estudi monogràfic'', Barcelona. 1190s deaths Year of birth unknown 12th-century Spanish architects Romanesque architects Medieval Catalan artists 12th-century Catalan people {{Spain-architect-stub ...
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Urgell Kath Fassade1
Modern-day Urgell (), also known as ''Baix Urgell'' (''baix'' meaning "lower", by contrast with Alt Urgell "Higher Urgell"), is a ''comarca'' (county) in Catalonia, Spain, forming only a borderland portion of the region historically known as Urgell, one of the Catalan counties. Municipalities See also * Counts of Urgell * County of Urgell * La Seu d'Urgell * Pla d'Urgell * Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell The Diocese of Urgell is a diocese in Catalonia (Spain) and Andorra in the historical County of Urgell,

Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city, Barcelona is the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas
– Demographia, April 2018 Current day Catalonia comprises most of the medieval and early modern Principality o ...
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La Seu D'Urgell Cathedral
La Seu d'Urgell Cathedral, otherwise Urgel Cathedral of the Cathedral of Santa Maria d'Urgell, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of la Seu d'Urgell (Alt Urgell) in Catalonia. It is the seat of the Bishops of Urgell, who are also Co-Princes of Andorra. The cathedral is considered unique within Catalan Romanesque architecture for the Italianate-style features on the ornaments of its west front. The construction of the cathedral was begun in 1116 to designs by the Stonemasonry, master mason Ramon Llambard and is therefore one of the oldest cathedrals in Catalonia. It is the source of the name of the city: originally referred to as the City of Urgell, it is now called "See of Urgell" (''La Seu d'Urgell''), derived from the Latin ''Sedes Urgelli'', meaning that the town is the episcopal seat. The cathedral is dedicated to the Mary, mother of Jesus, Virgin Mary, patroness of the city, and has a 13th-century statue known as the Mother of God of Urgell (''Mare de Déu ...
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