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Cathedral of Santiago of Compostela

Put in the city of Santiago of Compostela, takes in of peregrination of the Europe occidental, the Santiago cathedral of Compostela went determining factor in order that Spain were in the cultural medieval circles thanks to the Milky Way call, a |iniciática| route in which was followed the wake of the Milky Way and that went in to him dedicate to the Santiago apostle, who is nowadays the owner ("protector") of Spain.The temple has plant of three aisles with tribune, |absidales| crossroads, apse aisle and chapels, by covering the central aisle with vault of gun barrel and the throw-ins with vault of edge. Had nine roast lightly, two in each facade and three in the crossroads. Of medieval trace, receives additions in Renaissance related and baroque times.Every one of your facades forms with your respective magnificent plazas city-planning wholes. Among them, those of the Obradoiro it was carried out by Casas Novoa in 1740 (XVIII century); also baroque is those of the Azabachería, work of Ferro Caaveiro and Fernández Sarela, modified by chance Rodríguez; those of silversmith's trade, of the teacher Matthew in 1103 (XII century); and above all, the portico of the glory, works summit of the concluded Romanesque sculpture for the teacher Matthew in 1188 (XII century). It consists of three round arches, the divided sugar mill for mullion, in which is found the figure of the own teacher by watching to the inside of the temple. In the jambs, the apostles and prophets keep sacred conversations. In the tympanum, El Salvador surrounded for the four evangelists.http ://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catedral_de_Santiago_de_Compostela

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