Catedral de Salamanca
Catedral de Salamanca · Salamanca
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When we talk about Salamanca Cathedral, we are referring specifically to two churches joined together. On the one hand, there is the Old Cathedral, dating from the 12th–13th centuries, and, on the other, the New Cathedral, dating from the 16th century.
The Old Cathedral is in the Romanesque style, and its most notable feature is the Torre del Gallo. Inside this church, the construction of which began in the late 12th century, lies the Chapel of San Martín, also known as the Chapel of the Oil.
Also worthy of note is the high altarpiece, dating from the 15th century, created by several painters led by Dello Delli.
The mural covering the vault is the work of Nicolás Florentino. This magnificent painting depicts Christ at the Last Judgement.
The Old Cathedral catches the visitor’s eye with the beautiful tombs of bishops and members of the nobility found within. In the New Cathedral, which was built in the 16th century and completed in the 18th century by Churriguera, stands the statue of the Virgin of the Assumption, carved in 1624 by the sculptor Esteban de Rueda.
A highlight of the New Cathedral is the choir stalls designed by Joaquín Churriguera in 1727. The church’s Baroque retrochoir is a thing of great beauty, featuring Renaissance images such as the Virgin of Loreto and those of St John the Baptist.
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