The project of building the Cathedral of Huesca was initiated during the time of James I of Aragon (1213–1276), which is rather late when compared to other churches in the area, which date back to the Romanesque period.

The general design of the temple consists of a Latin cross with side chapels and three naves of four sections as well as the transept.

The front of the cathedral, which is the work of the builder Guillem Inglés is an outstanding piece of Gothic sculpture.

Consisting of seven archivolts that are home to sixteen figures, fourteen virgins, ten angels and eight prophets.

The typanum is dominated by a statue of the Virgin and Child, and the sides by the Magi and the resurrected Christ with Mary Magdalene.

In the same period of the 15th century, thanks to the initiative of Pope Luna, Benedict XIII, part of a Gothic cloister was created, with the aim of restoring and replacing the old Romanesque one.