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Coria Cathedral
The Catedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Coria, Region of Extremadura, Spain. History The cathedral construction began in 1496 at the site of an older Visigothic cathedral and a later mosque. The cloister was built in the 14th century. In the next century, designs for the church were pursued by MartÃn de Solorzano and Pedro de Ybarra. The nave has Gothic tracery, while the facades and doorways show Renaissance decoration. The church suffered from the 1755 Lisbon earthquake The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, impacted Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula, and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, All Saints' Day, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time. In ..., when its belltower fell. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |