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Candelario, Spain

church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Candelario

Candelario, Spain

church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Candelario
Photo: B25es · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Candelario, Spain, is a Catholic parish church begun in 1329, representing a palimpsest of medieval and early modern architectural traditions. Built with lime, granite, and wood, the structure incorporates Romanesque, Gothic, Mudéjar, and Baroque elements, reflecting the layered religious and cultural history of the Iberian Peninsula across centuries of construction and modification. This synthesis of styles exemplifies the complex architectural heritage of Spanish ecclesiastical buildings, where successive periods left their mark on a single sacred structure.

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Catholic parish church
Materials
lime, granite, wood
Place
Candelario, Spain

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