Mausoleu de Jaume I, Art Nouveau mausoleum in Tarragona, Spain
The Mausoleum of Jaume I is a large Art Nouveau funeral monument in the courtyard of Tarragona City Hall, where it has stood since 1992. It is built in three parts: a base, a sarcophagus and a canopy. The architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner designed it, and the marble sculptor Narcís Gosch i Boix carried out the work.
The monument was commissioned in 1906 by Tarragona's Monuments Commission and designed by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. It was built to honor King James I, a major medieval ruler of Catalonia.
The mausoleum is a modernist work protected as a Cultural Asset of Local Interest. Its three-part structure—base, sarcophagus and baldachin—was designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, with the marble work executed by sculptor Narcís Gosch i Boix. The monument was never used as a tomb: the royal remains were taken to Poblet in 1952, and the mausoleum was inaugurated in its current courtyard location in 1992.
The mausoleum sits on a central public plaza and is easy to reach on foot. You can visit and view the exterior anytime, as it remains accessible to the public throughout the day.
The mausoleum was never assembled in the cathedral as planned. It stayed in storage in the old refectory of the canons until the Chapter ceded it to the city in March 1970. In 1992 it was moved to the city hall courtyard and inaugurated by President Jordi Pujol on 19 November.
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