Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria
Cathedral in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Church in Basque Country, Spain
42°51′02″N 2°40′21″W / 42.850689°N 2.672431°W / 42.850689; -2.672431 UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria (Basque: Santa Maria katedrala, Spanish: Catedral de Santa María) is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic cathedral located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque country, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931[2] and a World Heritage Site (as part of the Camino de Santiago) in 2015.
History
Construction of the cathedral of Santa María in Gothic-style began in the late 13th century and continued throughout the 14th century. It was conceived as a fortress church, with great volume and enclosed appearance, being part of the city's defences.
Between 1496 and 1861, the building operated as a collegiate church, and it was that year when it was declared a cathedral. It has a Latin-cross plan, with a wide transept crossing and circular apse containing several chapels.
The facade's portals are richly decorated with sculpture. The western portico is masterwork consisting of three portals: the central one consecrated to the Virgin, the left one dedicated to San Gil and the right one to the Final Judgement and Saint James.
Nowadays it is being restored within the project of the Santa Maria Cathedral Foundation, which manages guided tours and is in charge of restoration works.
References
External links
Media related to Cathedral of Santa María, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Old Cathedral) at Wikimedia Commons- Tourist info Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria
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- 669bis-005: Cathedral of San Salvador and Holy chamber (Oviedo)
- 669bis-006: Church and Monastery of San Salvador (Salas)
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- 669bis-012: Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana (Santillana del Mar)
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- 669bis-015: Mondoñedo Cathedral
- 669bis-016: Sobrado dos Monxes Abbey
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- 669bis-018: Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
- 669bis-019: Briñas bridge over the Ebro river (Haro)
- 669bis-020: Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana (Camaleño)
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