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This panoramic photograph of the central square of the monastic complex of Montserrat conveys in Las Fotos de los Lectores de La Vanguardia the idea of this space as a meeting and welcome point.
This is Plaza Santa Maria, from which you can access the precinct formed by the monastery and the basilica, designed by the modernist architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch.
The five-arch viewpoint stands out, where we find representations of different founding saints, such as Santa Teresa de Jesús or Juan Bosco.
We also see the Gothic cloister from 1476, whose last restoration was carried out in 1955. We can see how many columns are adorned with plant and animal motifs.
At some points we find the shield of Montserrat supported by angels, fantastic anthropomorphic figures, with a human head and the body of a winged dragon, and on a door, a representation of a strange ritual dance.
