Chichester - Chichester Cathedral
Eastleach - St Andrew´s Church
Eastleach - St Andrew´s Church
Eastleach - St Andrew´s Church
Southrop - St Peter´s Church
Southrop - St Peter´s Church
Southrop - St Peter´s Church
Southrop - St Peter´s Church
Langford - St Matthew's Church
Langford - St Matthew's Church
Langford - St Matthew's Church
Langford - St Matthew's Church
Daglingworth - Church of the Holy Rood
Daglingworth - Church of the Holy Rood
Daglingworth - Church of the Holy Rood
Daglingworth - Church of the Holy Rood
Daglingworth - Church of the Holy Rood
Daglingworth - Church of the Holy Rood
Rowlestone - St Peter
Rowlestone - St Peter
Rowlestone - St Peter
Rowlestone - St Peter
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Kilpeck - St Mary and St David's Church
Lugo - Catedral de Santa María
Lugo - Catedral de Santa María
Lugo - Catedral de Santa María
Pantón - San Fiz de Cangas
Pantón - San Fiz de Cangas
Saviano - Santo Estevo de Ribas de Miño
Saviano - Santo Estevo de Ribas de Miño
Saviano - Santo Estevo de Ribas de Miño
Saviano - Santo Estevo de Ribas de Miño
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Chantada - Santa María de Camporramiro
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Chantada - San Salvador de Asma
Chantada - San Salvador de Asma
Chantada - San Salvador de Asma
Rodeiro - Igrexa de San Vicente
Rodeiro - Igrexa de San Vicente
Rodeiro - Igrexa de San Vicente
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Meis - Mosteiro de Santa María da Armenteira
Meis - Mosteiro de Santa María da Armenteira
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Igreja de Santo André de Telões
Igreja de Santo André de Telões
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Travanca - São Salvador
Travanca - São Salvador
Travanca - São Salvador
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Mancelos - Igreja de São Martinho
Leiria - São Pedro
Leiria - São Pedro
Évora - Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção
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Baeza - Iglesia de la Santa Cruz
Baeza - Iglesia de la Santa Cruz
Baeza - Iglesia de la Santa Cruz
Valencia - Catedral de Santa María
Valencia - Catedral de Santa María
Valencia - Catedral de Santa María
Teruel - Museo de Arte Sacro de Teruel
Teruel - Museo de Arte Sacro de Teruel
Teruel - Museo de Arte Sacro de Teruel
Teruel - Museo de Arte Sacro de Teruel
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Sigüenza - Museo Diocesano de Arte Antiguo
Sigüenza - Museo Diocesano de Arte Antiguo
Sigüenza - Museo Diocesano de Arte Antiguo
Sigüenza - Museo Diocesano de Arte Antiguo
Carabias - Iglesia de San Salvador
Carabias - Iglesia de San Salvador
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Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
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Segovia - San Lorenzo
Segovia - San Lorenzo
Segovia - San Lorenzo
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Oviedo - Catedral de Oviedo
Oviedo was founded on a hill that the Romans called Ovetao. The monks Máximo and Fromestano founded a monastery in 761 on the Roman road here and built a hermitage in honour of the martyr San Vicente. Later, two dozen monks from the Muslim south joined the founders and, according to a document elected Fromestano as their first abbot. They received the protection of Fruela I, who chose the site as a residence for his wife Munia, who gave birth here to their son and later King Alfonso II.
It was also Alfonso II who moved the capital here in 812 and made Oviedo the seat of the bishopric. However, in 912, under García I, Oviedo lost its function as capital to León as part of the reconquest. Alfonso II fortified Oviedo and equipped it with palaces and churches.
During his reign, a tomb attributed to St James the Elder was discovered in Santiago de Compostela in 812. The king travelled from Oviedo to Santiago and is said to have been the first pilgrim to Santiago. He is also said to have opened the first Way of St James, the Camino Primitivo. This Way of St James ensured the economic revitalisation of the city throughout the Middle Ages.
The current cathedral had at least three predecessor buildings: The high medieval churches of King Fruela I from the 8th century and King Alfonso II from the 9th century, as well as their late medieval, Romanesque successors.
Gothic architecture did not reach Asturias until the end of the 13th century. At that time, the Gothic remodelling of the cathedral began, starting with the chapter house and the cloister. It was not until a hundred years later that the Gothic remodelling of the cathedral began.
Construction of the Gothic church began in 1382 and was to last until the 16th century. The nave was completed in 1498 and work on the façade and towers (of which only one was ultimately built) began in 1500. Construction of the tower began in 1508 and was completed in 1552, but it burnt down in 1575. The reconstruction, completed in 1587, was influenced by Burgos, as can be seen in the openwork helmet.
On 11 October 1934, during the Asturian miners' strike, a group of revolutionaries detonated a bomb in the crypt of the "Cámara Santa", severely damaging the building. The reconstruction after this catastrophe took place between 1939 and 1942 with the greatest possible attention and restoration to the original.
Fighting lions
It was also Alfonso II who moved the capital here in 812 and made Oviedo the seat of the bishopric. However, in 912, under García I, Oviedo lost its function as capital to León as part of the reconquest. Alfonso II fortified Oviedo and equipped it with palaces and churches.
During his reign, a tomb attributed to St James the Elder was discovered in Santiago de Compostela in 812. The king travelled from Oviedo to Santiago and is said to have been the first pilgrim to Santiago. He is also said to have opened the first Way of St James, the Camino Primitivo. This Way of St James ensured the economic revitalisation of the city throughout the Middle Ages.
The current cathedral had at least three predecessor buildings: The high medieval churches of King Fruela I from the 8th century and King Alfonso II from the 9th century, as well as their late medieval, Romanesque successors.
Gothic architecture did not reach Asturias until the end of the 13th century. At that time, the Gothic remodelling of the cathedral began, starting with the chapter house and the cloister. It was not until a hundred years later that the Gothic remodelling of the cathedral began.
Construction of the Gothic church began in 1382 and was to last until the 16th century. The nave was completed in 1498 and work on the façade and towers (of which only one was ultimately built) began in 1500. Construction of the tower began in 1508 and was completed in 1552, but it burnt down in 1575. The reconstruction, completed in 1587, was influenced by Burgos, as can be seen in the openwork helmet.
On 11 October 1934, during the Asturian miners' strike, a group of revolutionaries detonated a bomb in the crypt of the "Cámara Santa", severely damaging the building. The reconstruction after this catastrophe took place between 1939 and 1942 with the greatest possible attention and restoration to the original.
Fighting lions
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