Metropolitan Chrysostomos, Mayor Lucas Carrer
It is from this rejection that theories have emerged concerning quite an unusual feature included on the footbridge. If you look intently as you pass beneath the bridge, you’ll spot a somewhat out-of-place skull, pierced by a dagger. One of the most photographed options of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter isn’t even a hundred years old. The elaborate footbridge that spans Carrer del Bisbe, connecting the Palau de la Generalitat with the Casa dels Canonges, was solely constructed in 1928. Neo-Gothic in type, the bridge is adorned with sculptures steeped in symbolism, typical of the Modernista architectural trend, and was designed by …