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CATEDRAL DE ÁVILA

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Plaza de la Catedral, s/n, Ávila, Spain
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2024
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2024

Cathedral built on the site of an old Romanesque church, houses the remains of Adolfo Suarez and a museum of sacred art

The main religious monument in Ávila, it was built on the site of an old Romanesque church in the mid-12th century by the architect Fruchel. Its apse joins the line of the wall, constituting a powerful rampart and giving proof of its dual function as a fortress and temple. It is considered to be the first Gothic cathedral in Spain, and houses, among other things, the remains of Adolfo Suaréz, former president of the government, and his wife. A museum of sacred art can be visited in the Cardinal's Chapel (Cardenal).

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petitelotte
Visited in may 2022
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Cette cathédrale fortifiée ne possede pas une belle ligne architecturale, mais elle possede des éléments décoratifs de bonne facture. L intérieur est doté d oeuvres d art remarquables et en particulier le tombeau
steph.fe
Visited in april 2017
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Tres belle imposante
Elle parait austere de l exterieur mais l interieur est magnifique
Beau melange de pierre et de style
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lautawerk
Visited in august 2016
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GRANDIOSE ET D'UNE RICHESSE INVRAISEMBLABLE. Le mélange de différentes pierres locales pour le gros oeuvre est remarquable. Un havre de fraîcheur pendant la canicule d'été pour les mécréants et un lieu sublime de méditation pour les dévots. On regrette le prix en peu élever de l'entrée : 5 euros !

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