Catedral De Santa María De Segovia

Santa Iglesia Catedral de Nuestra SeA ora de la AsunciA n y de San Frutos de Segovia, conocida como la Dama de las Catedrales por sus dimensiones y su elegancia, es una catedral construida entre los siglos XVI y XVIII, de estilo gA tico con algunos rasgos renacentistas. La Catedral de Segovia es una de las catedrales gA ticas mA s tardA as de EspaA a y de Europa, erigida en pleno siglo XVI 1525 1577 , cuando en la mayor parte de Europa se difundA a la arquitectura renacentista. Segovia Cathedral is a Roman Catholic religious building in Segovia, Spain. It is located in the main square of the city, the Plaza Mayor, and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Cathedral is in late Gothic style and replaced a building damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros. It was built between 1525 and 1577 by Trasmeran mason Juan Gil de HontaA A n, and the work was continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de HontaA A n. The building has a structure in three tall vaults and ambulatory, with fine tracery windows set, and numerous stained glass. The interior is characterized by unity of style late Gothic , except for the dome, built around 1630 by Pedro de Brizuela. Gothic vaults rise to 33 meters high and measures 50 meters wide and 105 long. The bell tower reaches almost 90 meters. The current stone spire crowning the tower, dating from 1614, was erected after a major fire caused by a thunderstorm. The original spire, entirely Gothic, was built of american mahogany had pyramidal structure, and was the tallest tower in Spain. WIKIPEDIA en.wikipedia.org wiki Segovia Cathedral es.wikipedia.org wiki Catedral de Santa MarA a de Seg...37488145 N05 has added Catedral de Santa MarA a de Segovia at 2011 12 26 15 22 59 and tagged as segovia

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