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172  NOR THERN SP AIN REGION B Y REGION

Catedral de Burgos

Spain’s third-largest cathedral was founded in 1221 by Bishop
Don Mauricio under Fernando III. The ground plan – a Latin cross
– measures 84 m (92 yds) by 59 m (65 yds). Its construction was
carried out in stages over three centuries and involved many of
the greatest artists and architects in Europe. The style is almost
entirely Gothic, and shows influences from Germany, France, and
the Low Countries. First to be built were the nave and cloisters,
while the intricate, crocketed spires and the richly decorated
side chapels are mostly later work. The architects cleverly
adapted the cathedral to its sloping site, incorporating
stairways inside and out.
West Front
The lacy, steel-grey spires
.Golden Staircase soar above a sculpted
This elegant balustrade depicting
Renaissance staircase Castile’s early kings.
by Diego de Siloé
(1522) links the nave
with the street-level
Coronería – a tall
Gothic gate also
known as one of
the Apostles.

Capilla de Santa Ana
The altarpiece (1490)
in this chapel is by the
sculptor Gil de Siloé.
The central panel
shows St Anne with
St Joachim.

KEY
1 Capilla de la Presen tación
(1519–24) is a funerary chapel with
a star-shaped, traceried vault.
2 Capilla de Santa Tecla
3 Tomb of El Cíd and his wife
Doña Jimena
4 Lantern
5 Capilla de San Juan Bautista
and museum
Puerta de Santa María
6 Capilla de la Visitación (main entrance)
7 Capilla del Santísimo Cristo

For hotels and restaurants see pp206–7 and pp221–2

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