Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Item
- Title
- Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
- Alternative Title
- Cathedral of St. James, Santiago da Compostela
- Creator
- Bernard the Elder
- Fernando de Casas (Spanish architect, baptized 1691, died 1749)
- City
- Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
- Country
- Spain
- Date Created
- 1075-1122
- consecrated 1128
- Façade del Obradoiro built in 18th century
- Century
- 11th century
- Classification
- Architecture and City Planning
- Style/Period
- Romanesque, with later Gothic and Baroque additions
- Cultural Context
- Spanish
- Materials
- Granite
- masonry
- iron
- glass
- Subject
- Churrigueresque style
- architecture
- tower
- pilgrimage church
- bell tower
- Baroque Topographical - World Spain
- Description
- View at base of west front with 18th century Baroque façade addition by Fernando de Casas Novoa on the elevated Plaza do Obradoiro
- Source
- Javier Gomez
- Photographer
- Javier Gomez
- Rights Holder
- © Javier Gomez
- Texas Tech University Libraries
- Access Rights
- Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
Bernard the Elder and Fernando de Casas (Spanish architect, baptized 1691, died 1749), “Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela”, Texas Tech Arch Design Images -- Open Access Collections, accessed November 24, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/openarch/item/40528