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The ,Catalan Gothic is an artistic style, with particular characteristics in the field of architecture, which occurred in the Crown of Aragon between the 13th and 15th, ie the end of Gothic Europe, which gets its name , and at the beginning of the Renaissance. The name "Catalan Gothic" is bounded especially to Barcelona and its area of influence (former Comarca of Barcelona), which hosts its own characteristics.
Despite its name, the Catalan Gothic differs of the Gotic Art|Gothics]] from other parts of Europe. In architecture, for example, does not seek excessive height, not highlights in its flying buttresses and yes for its very sober decoration.
Historical Context
Side facade of the church of the monastery of Pedralbes.
The style began because of the wealth generated by the expansion of the Crown of Aragon, first to the Languedoc and then across the Mediterranean to Sicily, the Kingdom of Naplesand the Duchy of Athens. The society of the time demand a renewal of the old Romanesque buildings and new public buildings to new institutions and services. Reaches its climax in the 15th century, although the Catholic Monarchs has united the Crowns of Castile and Aragon to the detriment of the second, which was denied initially trade with America if it was through the port of Seville.