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Ourense Cathedral
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South wing of the cathedral with its octagonal lantern tower
Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic
District Ourense
Location
Location Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Architecture
Architectural type church
Architectural style Mainly Gothic
Completed 1220

Ourense Cathedral (Catedral de Ourense or Catedral do San Martiño) is a cathedral in Ourense, Spain. It was founded in 550. It was made a Heritage site of Spain in 1931. It is mainly in the style of Gothic architecture. Building the cathedral was completed in 1220.

  • José Manuel García Iglesias (ed.): La Catedral de Ourense, Laracha 1993, ISBN: 84-86614-68-6
  • José Camón Aznar. La escultura y la rejería españolas del siglo XVI. Summa Artis. Historia general del arte. Vol. XVIII. Espasa Calpe, Madrid 1961.

Images for kids

  • Ourense Catedral cimborrio551

    The lantern tower

  • Cathedral of Ourense (Spain)

    Portico of Paradise

  • Organistrum Orense 200708

    Portico of Paradise: coloured figures with an organistrum

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Catedral de Orense para niños

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