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Cathedral Of Santa María (Ciudad Rodrigo)
The Cathedral of Saint Mary (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Catedral de Santa María'') is a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic cathedral located in Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' on 15 September 1889. The Renaissance composers Juan Navarro Hispalensis and his pupil Juan Esquivel Barahona were both choirmasters at the cathedral. Architecture The cathedral has four doors. In the episciple-side transept, there is a Gothic frieze with twelve figures from the Old Testament and a tympanum in which four Romanesque figures were placed in the Modern Age: from left to right Saint John, Saint Peter, Christ Pantocrator, Saint Paul, and Saint James. In the other transept the Puerta de Amayuelas opens, with a multi-lobed arch. The tower was raised by :es:Juan_de_Sagarvinaga, Juan de Sagarvinaga at the end of the 18th century in a Neoclassicism, neoclassical style, after the collapse of the second tower during 1755 Lisbon earthquake, the Lisbon earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciudad Rodrigo
Ciudad Rodrigo () is a small cathedral city in the province of Salamanca (province), Salamanca, in western Spain, with a population in 2016 of 12,896. It is also the seat of a judicial district. The site of Ciudad Rodrigo, perched atop a rocky rise on the right bank of the River Águeda (river), Águeda, has been occupied since the Neolithic Age. Known also as ''Mirobriga'' by those who wish to associate the city with an ancient Celtic village in the outskirts of the modern city. A key border fortress, it was the site of a Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812), 10-day siege by the Duke of Wellington. Geography Ciudad Rodrigo is situated on the right bank of the Águeda river, about south-west of Salamanca and away from the Portugal, Portuguese border. The autovia A-62 (dual carriageway) links Ciudad Rodrigo with Salamanca, Valladolid and Burgos, and with Portugal. Climate At an elevation of Ciudad Rodrigo has an inland Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
