In the courtyard of the City Council (Plaza de la Font, 1) is the Mausoleum of the Aragonese King Jaime I. It was created by the modernist architect Luis Domè nech i Montaner. Access is free.
The symbolism of the ship is used with a hint of the king's naval conquests. On the stern and on the bow of this "funeral vessel" the architect placed a sculpture of an angel with a Catalan flag and a female figure with a crown in her hands. These characters carry the king from earthly life to eternal life. A kind of canopy was built over the sarcophagus, based on columns on both sides. The columns themselves are set on stylized waves through which the royal ship floats.
The symbolism of the ship is used with a hint of the king's naval conquests. On the stern and on the bow of this "funeral vessel" the architect placed a sculpture of an angel with a Catalan flag and a female figure with a crown in her hands. These characters carry the king from earthly life to eternal life. A kind of canopy was built over the sarcophagus, based on columns on both sides. The columns themselves are set on stylized waves through which the royal ship floats.
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