Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Bujalance facts for kids
Nuestra Señora de la Asunción is a beautiful Roman Catholic church located in Bujalance, a town in southern Spain's Andalusia region. People also call it Catedral de la Campina, which means "Cathedral of the Countryside" in Spanish.
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A Church with a Long History
This church has a very interesting past! It started as a church called Santa Maria. This original church was built on top of an old medieval mosque. This happened after King Ferdinand III of Castile took control of the area. The church is located close to the town's Alcazaba, which is a type of fortress.
Amazing Architecture
The church shows off two main styles of building: Gothic and Renaissance. You can see this in its pointed arches and strong pillars. Famous architects like Hernán Ruiz the Elder, Hernán Ruiz the Younger (who worked on it around 1556), and Hernán Ruiz III helped design parts of it. The oldest part of the church is its Gothic cross-vault ceiling.
Art and Special Features
Inside, you'll find a grand Renaissance high altar from the 16th century. It's believed that Guillermo de Orta and Andrés de Castillejo created it, and Leonardo Enríquez de Navarra painted the pictures on it.
Right next to the altar, there's a small, six-sided chapel built in the Baroque style. This chapel was added in the early 1700s. Other cool things to see include a fancy Rococo case made by a goldsmith from Cordoba named Damián de Castro. There's also a big painting showing the Battle of Lepanto and a side entrance made of pink marble in the Baroque style.
The Tilting Tower
One of the most noticeable parts of the church is its tall, tilting tower. Building the tower started in 1611, but it wasn't finished until 1788! It stands very tall, reaching about 55 meters (or 180 feet) into the sky.
See also
In Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Bujalance) para niños
