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(Local Name: Catedral de Santa María) Prominently situated on a terrace at the foot of the castle hill is the Cathedral of Santa María, in its general structure and its profusion of sculpture one of the most impressive of Gothic cathedrals. Built of white limestone with some of the quality of marble, it was begun in 1221, when Ferdinand II laid the foundation stone. The nave and aisles, together with the doorways, were completed by the middle of the 13th century, and the towers were built in the 15th century, but work on the completion of the building dragged on into the 16th Century. The founder, Bishop Mauricio, employed Spanish architects, but his 15th century successor Alonso de Cartagena brought in master builders from northern Europe - Felipe Vigarny (Felipe de Borgoña) from Burgundy, Gil de Siloé from Flanders and Juan de Colonia (Hans of Cologne) from Germany.
Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Gothic;  Christian sites;  UNESCO World Heritage Site
Attractions within Cathedral of Santa Maria

Cathedral - Doorways

The other doorways of the cathedral are also very fine: at the end of the north transept the richly decorated Puerta de la Coronería (c. 1250), also known as the Puerta de los Apóstoles from the
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Cathedral - Interior

The interior of the cathedral (excluding the Capilla del Condestable) is 84m/276ft long and of impressive height.

Capilla de Santa Ana

In the Capilla de Santa Ana is a gilded Gothic retablo by Gil de Siloé and Diego de la Cruz.

Capilla de Santa Catalina

A better side of the Cid's character is shown by his signature on his marriage contract, which can be seen, with other old documents, in the Capilla de Santa Catalina.

Capilla de Santiago

The Capilla de Santiago contains the valuable cathedral treasury.

Capilla del Corpus Cristi

In the Capilla del Corpus Cristi is preserved the Cofre del Cid, an iron-bound chest which the Cid left with some Jewish merchants as security for a loan of 600 silver marks - though it is said
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Cathedral - Capilla Mayor

In the center of the Capilla Mayor is the richly gilded high altar (by Rodrigo and Martín de la Haya, 1580). In front of it are the tombs of several members of the royal house of Castile and León
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Cathedral - Choir

The choir and Capilla Mayor are separated from the rest of the church by high wrought-iron screens. The double rows of richly carved walnut stalls in the choir (1521) are mostly by Felipe Vigarny
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Cathedral - Cloister

From the vestibule of the New Sacristy (Sacristía Nueva), richly decorated in Baroque style, a handsome doorway leads into the two-story 13th century Cloister (Claustro), which contains a number of
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Cathedral - Side Chapels

The first chapel in the south aisle is the Capilla del Santísimo Cristo, with the famous Cristo de Burgos, a figure of Christ covered with buffalo hide. In the third chapel on the right, the
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Cathedral Capilla del Condestable

Behind the ambulatory is the entrance to the Capilla del Condestable (Constable's Chapel), in the richest Plateresque style, which was built between 1482 and 1494 by Simón de Colonia, to the design
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Cimborio

In the center of the nave, borne on four massive piers, is the 59m/194ft. high Cimborio (Lantern), a masterpiece of Plateresque art, richly decorated with sculpture and coats of arms; it was
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Diocesan Museum

On the first floor of the cloister, in the old chapterhouse, is the Diocesan Museum, with valuable 16th and 17th century tapestries and fine gold and silverware.

Papamoscas Clock

High up on the outside wall of this chapel can be seen the Papamoscas ("Flycatcher") clock, with a figure which opens its mouth every hour on the hour.

Cathedral - West Front

The west front of the cathedral, which was originally white but has suffered badly from air pollution, is dominated by the two magnificent openwork spires, 84m/276ft high, built by Juan de Colonia
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Do-It-Yourself Tours
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Burgos Cathedral
Plaza de Santa María
E-09003 Burgos
Spain
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Tips
Photography prohibited.
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
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