Chapel Of Santa Àgata
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The Chapel of Santa Àgata (Catalan language, Catalan: ''Capella de Santa Àgata'', Spanish language, Spanish: ''Capilla de Santa Ágata'') is a chapel located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is also as the Royal Chapel. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1866.


History

Chapel of Santa Ágata was built in 1302. One was the later additions to this Chapel is an outstanding altarpiece by Jaume Huguet in the fifteenth century. This Chapel includes the group of buildings of Palau Reial Major, Reial Major Palace. The Chapel's construction followed an order by James II of Aragon, James II and the reigning Queen Blanche of Anjou, Blanca d'Anjou.


Art

The sculptor Joan Claperós, under the mandate of Peter, Constable of Portugal (1463-1466) designed sixty earth floor tiles painted with representations of angels and the arms of Kingdom of Aragon, Aragon and Kingdom of Sicily, Sicily. Along with this, the king ordered for the magnificent altarpiece of Epiphany that presides over the chapel by the artist Jaume Huguet.


See also

* List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Barcelona


References


External links


spainisculture.com



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