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Catedral Nueva
Patio Chico, 2
Salamanca
Castilla y León
Spain
92 321 74 76
Type: Historical Interest
Hours: Open daily, winter 9 am-1 pm and 4-6 pm; summer 9 am-2 pm and 4-8pm
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Salamanca
Castilla y León
Spain
92 321 74 76
Type: Historical Interest
Hours: Open daily, winter 9 am-1 pm and 4-6 pm; summer 9 am-2 pm and 4-8pm
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With the city growing and the Catedral Vieja threatening to collapse, the Catedral Nueva was begun in 1513. Not completed until the 18th century, the resulting cathedral was predominantly of Gothic styling with plateresque and Baroque touches. An early plan had included two towers, but the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 foiled that plan. The lone Baroque tower is modeled after the one atop Toledo’s cathedral. In the main chapel notice the choir stalls adorned with figures of saints and the pelican-shaped lectern.
Among the smaller chapels, the Capilla Dorada (golden chapel) houses a Romanesque carving which El Cid is said to have taken with him during his exile by King Alfonso VI. The exile was the result of El Cid’s having led an unauthorized military raid into Moorish-controlled Toledo in 1081. Before entering the Catedral Viejo, look up for the astronaut. Yes, astronaut. The controversial space explorer was added by a group of humorous stonemasons hired to repair the jambs that had grown brittle over the course of 400 years.
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