Santiago de Compostela Cathedral facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Santiago de Compostela Cathedral |
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The Western façade of the cathedral as seen from the Plaza del Obradoiro.
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
District | Santiago de Compostela |
Leadership | Archbishop Julián Barrio Barrio |
Location | |
Location | Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Cathedral |
Architectural style | Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1075 |
Completed | 1211 |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | West |
Capacity | 1,200 |
Length | 100 metres (330 ft) |
Width | 70 metres (230 ft) |
Spire(s) | 2 |
Official name: Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) | |
Criteria | i, ii, vi |
Designated | 1985 |
Reference no. | 320bis |
Official name: Catedral Igrexa Catedral Metropolitana | |
22 August 1896 | |
(R.I.) - 51 - 0000072 - 00000 | |
Website | |
www.catedraldesantiago.es |
The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Galician: [Catedral de Santiago de Compostela] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) 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.
Images for kids
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The archivolt of the right door is the Last Judgment.
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Elders playing organistrum (in the archivolt)
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Pórtico da Gloria in 1849 by Jenaro Pérez Villaamil
See also
In Spanish: Catedral de Santiago de Compostela para niños
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