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The Cathedral of the Saviour (Spanish: Catedral de Cristo Salvador) is a Catholic church in Ávila in the south of Old Castile, Spain. It was built in the late Romanesque and Gothic architectural traditions. It was planned as a cathedral-fortress, its apse being one of the turrets of the city walls.
Ávila (UK: / ˈ æ v ɪ l ə / AV-il-ə, [2] US: / ˈ ɑː v-/ AHV-, [3] ⓘ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León.It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila.
The apse of the cathedral also forms one of the towers. It is possible to walk upon the walls for roughly half the circumference. Whilst some of the walls will never be navigable in this way because of their integration into other structures, there is a large stretch of the walls that has yet to be made safe for pedestrians.
It is considered the first gothic cathedral in Spain. [37] Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary: El Burgo de Osma Castile and Leon: Osma-Soria: 1272 [38] Co-Cathedral of Saint Julian: Ferrol Galicia: Mondoñedo-Ferrol: 1959 [39] Cathedral of Saint Mary Magdalene: Getafe Madrid: Getafe: 1995 [40] Cathedral of Saint Mary: Girona Catalonia: Girona ...
The Basílica de los Santos Hermanos Mártires, Vicente, Sabina y Cristeta, best known as Basílica de San Vicente, is a church in Ávila, Spain. It is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture in the country. [1]
The Convento de San José (English: Convent of Saint Joseph) is a monastery of Discalced Carmelite nuns in Ávila, Spain. It is situated not far from the center of the city but outside the medieval walls. Saint Teresa of Jesus was the driving force behind the foundation of the monastery, which was built from 1562 onwards.
Cuenca Cathedral was built from 1182 to 1270. The façade was rebuilt after it crumbled down in 1902. It is the first gothic style Cathedral in Spain (together with Avila's), because of the influence of Queen Eleanor, the wife of Alfonso VIII and daughter of King Henry II of England and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, who introduced the Anglo ...
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