Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

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The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Galician: Catedral de Santiago de Compostela) is a cathedral in Galicia in Spain. It is in the World Heritage Site of Santiago de Compostela. People believe that Saint James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus, is buried there. The building is a Romanesque structure with later Gothic and Baroque additions.

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

The Western façade of the cathedral as seen from the Praza do Obradoiro.

Basic information
Location Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
Geographic coordinates 42°52′50″N 8°32′40″W / 42.880602°N 8.544377°W / 42.880602; -8.544377Coordinates: 42°52′50″N 8°32′40″W / 42.880602°N 8.544377°W / 42.880602; -8.544377
Affiliation Roman Catholic
District Santiago de Compostela
Heritage designation 1896, 1985
Leadership Archbishop Julián Barrio Barrio
Website www.catedraldesantiago.es
Architectural description
Architectural type Cathedral
Architectural style Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque
Direction of façade West
Groundbreaking 1075
Completed 1211
Specifications
Capacity 1,200
Length 100 metres (330 ft)
Width 70 metres (230 ft)
Height (max) 75 metres (246 ft)
Spire(s) 2
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
Criteria: i, ii, vi
Designated: 1985[1]
Reference #: 320bis
Spanish Property of Cultural Interest
Official name: Catedral Igrexa Catedral Metropolitana
Designated: 22 August 1896
Reference #: (R.I.) - 51 - 0000072 - 00000[2]

Santiago De Compostela Cathedral Media

References

  1. "Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. "Catedral Igrexa Catedral Metropolitana". Patrimonio Historico – Base de datos de bienes inmuebles (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura. Retrieved 9 January 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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