Segovia Cathedral
Segovia Cathedral is the Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral located in the main square of the city of Segovia, in the community of Castile-Leon, Spain. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was built in the Flamboyant Gothic style in the mid-16th century.The massive cathedral was built between 1525 and 1577 in a late Gothic style, outdated elsewhere in Europe. The previous cathedral of Segovia had stood adjacent to the Alcazar, and had been used by the royal armies in defending the latter against siege. The rebellious Comuneros were intent on taking the Cathedral to protect its holy relics, and to use its position against the walls of the Alcazar in order to defeat its defenders. In a famous exchange, prominent city officials urged the comuneros to halt their attacks on the church, saying they should consider the injustice of razing so sumptuous a temple while making war against those who, serving their king, defended his Alcazar. But their plea fell on deaf ears, and the comuneros replied:la Iglesia era de la Ciudad . After a bitter siege lasting months, the cathedral lay in ruins.
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Aqueduct of Segovia
The Aqueduct of Segovia is a Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain. It is one of the best-preserved elevated Roman aqueducts and the foremost symbol of Segovia, as evidenced by its presence on the city's coat of arms.As the aqueduct lacks a legible inscription , the date of construction cannot be definitively determined. The general date of the Aqueduct's construction was long a mystery, although it was thought to have been during the 1st century AD, during the reigns of the Emperors Domitian, Nerva, and Trajan. At the end of the 20th century, Géza Alföldy deciphered the text on the dedication plaque by studying the anchors that held the now missing bronze letters in place. He determined that Emperor Domitian ordered its construction and the year 98 AD was proposed as the most likely date of completion. However, in 2016 archeological evidence was published which points to a slightly later date, after 112 AD, during the government of Trajan or in the beginning of the government of emperor Hadrian, from 117 AD.
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Basílica pontificia de San Miguel
The Pontifical Basilica of St. Michael is a baroque Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in central Madrid, Spain. It is located in San Justo Street, adjacent to the Archbishop's Palace. It is the church of the Apostolic Nunciature to the Kingdom of Spain of the Holy See and is now administrated by the priests of Opus Dei.
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid is one of Spain's fourteen metropolitan archbishoprics. Since 28 August 2014 the archbishop of Madrid has been Carlos Osoro Sierra.
Although Madrid has been the seat of the Spanish Crown since 1561, the diocese was only created in the late 19th century and gained the status of an archdiocese in 1991. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena, in Spain's national capital Madrid. The metropolitan city area also has several minor basilicas: the Basílica Ex-Catedral de San Isidro , the Basílica de San Lorenzo , the Basílica de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora , the Basílica de la Concepción de Nuestra Señora, the Basílica de Nuestro Padre Jesús de Medinaceli, the Basílica de San Vicente de Paul , the Basílica de Santa Cruz , the Basílica Pontificia de San Miguel, the Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha , the Real Basílica de San Francisco el Grande .
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Royal Palace of Madrid
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family at the city of Madrid, although now used only for state ceremonies.
The palace has 135,000 m2 of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms. It is the second largest functioning royal palace after the Apostolic Palace, in Vatican City, and the second largest by floor area in Europe, after the Apostolic Palace.
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The Church of Santiago
The church of Santiago, officially called Santiago and San Juan Bautista, in Madrid, is a temple of Catholic worship in the Spanish capital. It is a church of medium dimensions, located on Calle de Santiago, 24, very close to the Royal Palace. The current building dates from the 19th century, built by the architect Juan Antonio Cuervo to replace two temples demolished during the reign of José Bonaparte, who wanted to widen the Plaza de Oriente. Juan Antonio Cuervo, the architect responsible for the work, devised the current temple in austere Neoclassical style, built in brick and granite, traditional materials in Madrid's architecture, with a large central dome without a drum. The facade, very flat, is animated by pilastas of Tuscan order and a frieze of triglifos, with a very salient cornice; the upper body has an arched window that goes through the top. Herrerian influences are perceived in the placados and the projections with flat padding. In the windows of the lower body there are scallops and crosses of the Order of Santiago. The entrance is a simple arquitrabada doorway, topped by a straight pediment with corbels. A rectangular relief representing Santiago in the battle of Clavijo crowns the pediment. The interior presents an irregular Greek cross plan, with a large central space crowned by the dome, and semicircular presbytery. Simple pilasters of Ionic order divide the spaces. The movable heritage of the church is interesting, for having preserved some of the best works of the two preceding churches. The main altar stands out, with the painting of Francisco Rizi representing Santiago Matamoros. As those who have treated the temple unanimously point out, it is one of his most outstanding works, and he also presided over the old parish of Santiago. It emphasizes in the painting the agitated, nervous and almost volatile air of the figures, influence perhaps of Rubens.3 Other interesting images are displayed on smaller altars throughout the church. There is a magnificent Baptism of Christ, a great painting by Juan Carreño de Miranda, located on the right side of the high altar, which can be identified as the one that Ponz describes in a collateral of the parish of San Juan Bautista. It is also interesting a San Juan child, beautiful Baroque sculpture of Andalusian school, attributed to Pedro Roldán. A Virgin of Hope, by Francisco Bellver, with a graceful throne of angels, an image of the blessed Mariana de Jesus (who was baptized in the old parish of Santiago), the eighteenth century, a Saint John of Nepomuk, and a Virgin of the Carmen, baroque, complete a valuable sculptural collection. At the top of the pillars of the dome are several paintings, neoclassical works by Mariano Salvador Maella and Francisco Bayeu. The orange half of the dome and the scallops are decorated by interesting 19th century frescoes. Finally, the great Elizabethan lamp that presides over the central space of the temple is noteworthy.
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Valladolid Cathedral
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Assumption (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), better known as Valladolid Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in Valladolid, Spain. The main layout was designed by Juan de Herrera in a Renaissance-style. The original design for this cathedral would have created a church which would have been the largest cathedral in Europe. Initially planned as the Cathedral for the capital city of Spain, ultimately, only 40-45% of the intended project was completed, due to lack of resources after the court moved towards Madrid, and the expenses caused by the difficult foundations of the temple, located in an area with a large gap in the field. The structure has its origins in a late Gothic collegiate church, which begun in the late 15th century. Before temporarily becoming capital of a united Spain, Valladolid was not a bishopric, and thus it lacked a cathedral. However, with the newly established episcopal see in the 16th century, the Town Council decided to build a larger, modern cathedral in Renaissance-style, befitting the city's new status. The cathedral that was planned would have been immense. When construction started, Valladolid was the de facto capital of Spain, housing king Philip II and his court. However, due to strategic and geopolitical reasons, by the 1560s the capital was moved to Madrid and construction funds were largely cut. Thus the cathedral was not finished according to Herrera's design, and further modified during the 17th and 18th centuries, such as the addition to the top of the main façade, a work by Churriguera.
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Church of Santiago de Apostol Medina
The church of Santiago Apóstol, sometimes called Santiago de los Caballeros, in Medina de Rioseco (Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain), is a Catholic cult temple of great proportions built between the 16th and 17th centuries in an unusual amalgam of styles, conjugating a very late gothic with the Plateresque, Classicist and Herrerian Renaissance, present in the exterior factory and the interior elevation, and the Baroque, which characterizes the vaulted roofs and the monumental Altarpiece. Well of Cultural Interest (BIC), it is National Historic-Artistic Monument since 1964. In 2011 it hosted the Ages of Man, which were held in Medina de Rioseco and Medina del Campo, from May to November of that year.
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A1.5d Walking: Camino de Madrid Madrid-Sahagun
Saint-James pilgrim hiking route Camino de Madrid going from Madrid to Sahagun passing Segovia, Coca, Valladolid and Medina. This route further connects with the Camino Frances route wich goes to Santiago de Compostella.