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Cathedral of Astorga

location_on Astorga, Castilla Y Leon, Spain
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About Cathedral of Astorga

The Cathedral of Astorga is a Roman Catholic church in Astorga, Spain. It was proclaimed a national landmark in 1931. The structure was started in 1471, inside similar dividers of its Romanesque ancestors from the 11th - 13th century. The development kept going until the 18th century, along these lines to its unique Gothic style appearance were included components from later styles, for example, the Neo-Classicist group, the Baroque towers, capitals and the façade, and the Renaissance patio.
The inside houses various fine arts, for example, the Flemish-Spanish retablo of St. Michael, and the huge high holy place by Gaspar Becerra, considered a masterwork of the Spanish Renaissance form. Different models incorporate the "Purísima" by Gregorio Fernandez, "St. John the Baptist and St. Jerome" by Mateo del Prado and the "Christ of the Waters". Next to the congregation is the Neo-medieval Episcopal Palace, planned by Antoni Gaudi cathedral is a Christian church which contains the cathedra of a diocesan, hence filling in as the focal church of a bishopric, gathering, or episcopate.
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