Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

Title: Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Rights: UNESCO. Creative Commons 3.0.
Creator: Bernard the Elder (11th century)
Date: 1075 C.E.
Description: The Romanesque Cathedral is the completion site in the city of Compostela Spain of the Way of St. James pilgrimage for pilgrims. Finished in 1211, the western exterior facades and interior designs incorporate Gothic and Baroque designs along with the main Romanesque. The Platerias Facade is the only remaining Romanesque facade. On the exterior lies Biblical stories in reliefs and in the interior an altar for St. James.
Format: Architecture. Stone. 230ft x 246ft.
Publisher: Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Contributor: Elizabeth Washburn
Identifier: UNESCO. 1985. 347.
Subject: Cathedral; pilgrim; pilgrimage; Catholic; St. James; Christian; Spain; France; church; relic; Middle Ages; medieval
Source: Jpg file. UNESCO. 10/31/2021.; https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/347/

Item sets: Elizabeth W. Collection; Doers of the Word: The Pilgrims of the Way of St. James

Site pages: Introduction; Origins of St. James as the Patron Saint of Spain; The History and Cultural Significance of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela