The construction of the cloister began perhaps around 1194, although
other scholars assign it from 1214 onwards. Located northeast to the
cathedral, it has a rectangular plan, measuring 47 by 46 meters. It has a
large central courtyard and four galleries divide by pilasters. Some of
them include gutters discharging rainwater to the Roman
sewer, which was still in use. The vault covering of the galleries follows the model of the monasteries of
Poblet and
Vallbona de les Monges.
The cloister is accessed through a Romanesque gate from the 13th century. It has a tympanum with the Majesty of God and the
Tetramorph.
The columns supporting the archivolts have capitals with vegetable
elements and scenes of the visit of the three Mary to Christ's
sepulchre. The column of the
mullion is also decorated with a reptile and with scenes of the life of Jesus.
To sum up, impressive !!!
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