Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, an archcathedral basilica in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, is a Romanesque structure with later Gothic and Baroque additions. It is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great and marks the traditional end of the Way of St James, a pilgrimage route in use since the Early Middle Ages. Built of dimension stone and rising 75 metres, it is part of the Santiago de Compostela World Heritage Site and its Baroque west façade is attributed to Fernando de Casas Novoa.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- church building, minor basilica, architectural heritage monument
- Materials
- dimension stone
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, bien de interés cultural
- Height
- 75 m
- Place
- Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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