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29-APR-2013

Cloister

The cathedral is famous for its 14th century cloister, with a central courtyard surrounded by a marvelous Gothic portico. There are always 13 geese in the courtyard. Each goose represents one year in the life of the martyr Santa Eulalia, a young girl allegedly tortured to death in the 4th century by the Romans for her religion. The cloister also contains a small museum with precious liturgical artifacts. (Thanks to Jose Antonio for the additional and very helpful information!)

Most of the 13 geese:

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/125s f/4.0 at 58.0mm iso320 hide exif
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Date/Time29-Apr-2013 15:29:17
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Marcia Rules08-Jun-2013 16:22
pretty, esp including the foreground V!
marie-jose wolff08-Jun-2013 14:27
What a beautiful cloister with this exotic vegetation! V
larose forest photos08-Jun-2013 14:05
I absolutely love this beautiful, charming shot. It is a stellar image. VV
marie-jose wolff08-Jun-2013 13:55
hat a beautiful cloister with this exotic vegetation! V
globalgadabout08-Jun-2013 13:30
fascinating, and so attractive with the goose and the many plants animating the scene..
Jim Coffman08-Jun-2013 12:30
Extremely well composed and captured....
Stephanie08-Jun-2013 11:51
a beautifully composed image! V
Interesting story too. Isn't it a shame that people are tortured because of religion; even to this day?
Chris Morton08-Jun-2013 10:52
looks a very fine refuge from the square in front of the cathedral; the goldy bit coming through from the back is very nice
Gerard Koehl08-Jun-2013 10:05
Splendide. V
Milan Vogrin08-Jun-2013 10:01
Nice compo!V!
joseantonio08-Jun-2013 09:57
My favorte corner in the Cathedral. Unfortunately there is always a lot of people around.V.