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Toledo Cathedral
Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo
Spanish: Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo
Toledo Cathedral, from Plaza del Ayuntamiento.jpg
Toledo Cathedral is located in Castilla-La Mancha
Toledo Cathedral
Toledo Cathedral
Location in Castilla-La Mancha
39°51′25.5″N 4°01′26″W / 39.857083°N 4.02389°W / 39.857083; -4.02389
Location Toledo
Country Spain
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
History
Status Cathedral
Consecrated 587
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Master Martín
Petrus Petri
Architectural type church
Style High Gothic
Groundbreaking 1227
Completed 1493
Specifications
Length 120 metres (390 ft)
Width 59 metres (194 ft)
Nave width 18 metres (59 ft)
Height 44.5 metres (146 ft)
Administration
Archdiocese Toledo
KathedraleToledo
Façade of the Cathedral of Toledo

The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo (also called Primate Cathedral of Toledo, Spain) is one of the three 13th century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain.

The Toledo Cathedral was one of 100 finalists for the 12 Treasures of Spain in 2007.

In Spanish
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Images for kids

  • Afonso VI, rei de Galiza, no Tombo A

    Alfonso VI of León and Castile.

  • Cathedral toledo224

    Plan of the cathedral.

  • Cathedral of Toledo

    The Cathedral seen from the Church of San Ildefonso

  • Matías Moreno (c. 1878) El cardenal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (Museo del Prado)

    Cardinal Ximénes de Cisneros

  • Puerta Perdon Toledo

    Puerta del Perdón (Portal of Forgiveness)

  • Catedral de Toledo - Puerta

    Puerta del reloj (Portal of the Clock)

  • Catedral de Toledo Puerta de los Leones

    Puerta de los Leones (Portal of the Lions)

  • Catedral de Toledo Torre

    Tower of the Cathedral

  • Toledo Cathedral interior, August 2012

    Looking down the main chapel.

  • Toledo's Cathedral

    Interior of the cathedral

  • Catedral de Toledo.Altar Mayor (huge)

    Retable of the Cathedral

  • Cathedral of Toledo, Spain - interior 1

    Vaulted ceiling, high altar, and reja of the main chapel

  • Tomb of John I of Castile

    Tomb of John I of Castile

  • Saint Christopher by Gabriel de Rueda Ca 1638

    St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child. Ca. 1638.

  • Sala Capitular (Catedral de Toledo), Toledo, Spain - 1

    Chapterhouse of the Cathedral of Toledo

  • Alvaro de luna

    Álvaro de Luna y Jarana]] wearing the cope (cloak) of the Order of Santiago, and its cross on his chest. Grand Master of the order from 1445 to 1453, he prays before the altarpiece of the chapel of St. James in the cathedral of Toledo.

  • Techo Sacristía Toledo

    Ceiling fresco by Luca Giordano

  • Catedral de Toledo Interior

    Stained glass windows

  • Capilla Mayor Rejería

    The chapel screen in the foreground

  • Catedral Toledo Custodia

    The Monstrance

  • Claustro catedral toledo

    Cloister of the Cathedral

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