Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
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 | |
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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°WCoordinates: 42°52′50″N 8°32′40″W / 42.880602°N 8.544377°W |
| 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
Overview of the cathedral complex
Santiago Compostela Cathedral 2023 - Obradoiro at Dusk
Saint James dressed as a pilgrim on the façade
The square of the Romanesque façade das Pratarías, this façade keep the trace of its second church, which was built between 1103 and 1117.
Santiago Compostela Cathedral 2023 - Acibecheria Façade
Porta Reial de la catedral de Santiago de Compostel·la
The bell tower (left) and carraca tower (right) as seen from the renovated stone rooftop. At the bottom, it is still possible to see the Romanesque arches of the original towers, and their previous top height.
Santiago Compostela Cathedral 2023 - Berenguela
General view of the central nave
Pantokrator's tympanum Pórtico da Gloria
References
- ↑ "Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ↑ "Catedral Igrexa Catedral Metropolitana". Patrimonio Historico – Base de datos de bienes inmuebles (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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Other websites
- Official website
- Reconstruction of the swinging motion of the Botafumeiro Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Photographs of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain Archived 2011-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Pictures of Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- HyperSculpture - Pórtico de la Gloria Archived 2015-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
- The Art of medieval Spain, A.D. 500-1200, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (p. 175-183)
- Video clip in Youtube