Palencia - Cathedral of San Antolín
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In the Plaza de San Antolín, to the west of the Plaza Mayor, stands the imposing Cathedral of San Antolín, built between 1321 and 1516. It incorporates the remains of a seventh Century Visigothic chapel which was rebuilt by King Sancho of Navarre and became a crypt. The exterior of the cathedral is notable for its unfinished tower and its fine doorways: on the main front the 15th century Puerta del Obispo (to left), with a statue (by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza) of San Antolín on the apex of the arch, the 16th century Puerta de los Novios (to right) and in the north transept the Plateresque Puerta de los Reyes, with rich sculptural decoration.
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