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Valencia’s Catedral
Plaza de la Reina, s/n
Granada
Andalucía
Spain
96 391 81 27
Type: Religious Site
Hours: Noon cost 1.80 Euro
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Granada
Andalucía
Spain
96 391 81 27
Type: Religious Site
Hours: Noon cost 1.80 Euro
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Valencia’s Catedral was constructed from 1262-1426 on the site of a Roman temple that had been converted into a mosque. It is a hybrid of styles. The main entranceway, the Puerta de los Hierras, is Baroque and named for its imposing iron gate. The Puerta de los Apóstoles, of Gothic design, opens out onto the Plaza de la Virgen, site of the Tribunal de las Aguas. This court was first initiated in the 10th century by the Moors to ensure that the town’s water supply was appropriately apportioned to the locals.
It still meets at noon on Thursdays outside the Catedral. Inside, the octagonal dome, a mix of Gothic and Mudéjar elements, casts light on the transept of this cruciform church. Spanish cathedrals were traditionally shaped in a cross, with the long nave intersecting the choir or apse at right angles. This design is prominent throughout South and Central America and in the southern United States where Spaniards once established missions to convert the native Indians.
Among the treasures in this cathedral are the Holy Chalice of the Last Supper, located in the Santo Cáliz chapel, and works by Goya in the San Francisco de Borja chapel.
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