Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (Spaingie an Galicie: Catedral de Santiago de Compostela) is pairt o the Roman Catholic Airchdiocese o Santiago de Compostela, an is an integral component o the Santiago de Compostela Warld Heritage Steid in Galicie, Spain. The cathedral is the reputit burial place o Saunt James the Great, ane o the apostles o Jesus Christ. The cathedral haes historically been a place o pilgrimage on the Way o St. James syne the Early Middle Ages, an merks the tradeetional end o the pilgrimage route. The biggin is a Romanesque structur, wi later Gothic an Baroque addeetions.
| Cathedral o Santiago de Compostela | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Wastren façade o the cathedral as seen frae the Praza do Obradoiro. | |
| Releegion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| District | Santiago de Compostela |
| Leadership | Airchbishop Julián Barrio Barrio |
| Location | |
| Location | Santiago de Compostela, Galicie, Spain |
| Geografic 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 |
| Architecture | |
| Teep | Cathedral |
| Style | Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque |
| Grundbrakin | 1060 |
| Completit | 1211 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction o façade | Wast |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Lenth | 100 metre (330 ft) |
| Weenth | 70 metre (230 ft) |
| Hicht (max) | 75 metre (246 ft) |
| Spire(s) | 2 |
| Official name: Santiago de Compostela (Auld Toun) | |
| Criteria | i, ii, vi |
| Designatit | 1985[1] |
| Reference no. | 320bis |
| Official name: Catedral Igrexa Catedral Metropolitana | |
| Designatit | 22 August 1896 |
| Reference no. | (R.I.) - 51 - 0000072 - 00000[2] |
| Wabsteid | |
| www.catedraldesantiago.es | |
References
eedit- ↑ "Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 10 Januar 2011.
- ↑ "Catedral Igrexa Catedral Metropolitana". Patrimonio Historico – Base de datos de bienes inmuebles (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura. Retrieved 9 Januar 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)