Cathedral Burgos
Analice of the church
It was made between 1250 and 1257. Despite being totally Gothic, some of the
sculptural themes continue the Romanesque tradition.
Built by Bishop Mauricio trained in Paris, and King Ferdinand III on the 13th
century (1221) and they end on the 18th century (1765)
At first it has the shape of Layout Is a Latin Cross but is more in the center
and it is shorter and wider. The head has 5 naves and 2 ambulatories. It has 3
absidroles. In the transept it have 3 naves at the beginning and 5 at the end all with
cross vault
The main entrance has 2 bell towers and it is very high.
The crossing is big with a high dome and a lot of windows.
The support technique is that weight goes to flying buttresses and columns with
big windows.
Curiosities of the church
In the center of the cathedral, a reddish tombstone three meters long commemorates
the illustrious marriage, but the truly curious thing is that the remains of the Cid did
not reach this place until 1921, Having passed through 5 different tombs and
surviving the French looting in 1808.
Longitud is for 124 m
City of Burgos
Around 930 it became the capital of the county of Castile, first dependent on the
kingdom of León and later independent by the performance of Count Fernán González
It was the capital of the kingdom of Castile, and intermittently of the Crown of
Castile, from 1230 until the reign of the Catholic Monarchs.
The city of Burgos has 3 World Heritage sites. And these are the Camino de Santiago,
Atapuerca and the Cathedral of Santa Maria.
The city, which was the capital of the unified kingdom of Castilla-Leon for five
centuries, boasts a masterpiece of Spanish Gothic architecture: the cathedral of
Burgos, declared World Heritage. Aside from a visit to the historic quarter, you can
take a quite interesting walk along the banks of the Duero and Arlanza rivers. Great
places to approach a delicious, varied cuisine.
Pilgrims of Burgos
Burgos was a major stop for pilgrims on the French Way, the most popular path to
Santiago de Compostela and a centre of trade between the Bay of Biscay and the
south, which attracted an unusually large foreign merchant population, who became
part of the city oligarchy and excluded other foreigners. And now a days the pilgrims
come to Santiago de Compostela
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