The unfinished cathedral and the Plaza de Cervantes, near the University of Valladolid

Cathedral of Valladolid's facade

Valladolid's Cathedral was designed by Juan de Herrera, architect of El Escorial. Cathedral of Valladolid, July 2002. ... Cathedral of Valladolid, July 2002. ... Valladolid is an industrial city in central Spain, upon the Rio Pisuerga. ... Valladolid is an industrial city in central Spain, upon the Rio Pisuerga. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy (such as the Roman Catholic Church or the Lutheran or Anglican churches), which serves as the central church of a bishopric. ... El Escorial is an immense palace, monastery, museum, and library complex located at San Lorenzo de El Escorial (also San Lorenzo del Escorial), a town 45 kilometres (28 miles) northwest of Madrid in the autonomous community of Madrid in Spain. ...

Purist and sombre, it has Romanesque style influences at show in all its architecture and decoration. It doesn't house any exceptional pieces although in its time it has been the keeper of a Greco painting. Today it contains a rich musical archive including 6000 works and some authors define it as unique in Spain and a 16th century altarpiece by Juan de Juni. The history of the building is intertwined with that of the city of Valladolid, to the point that the growth of the town conditioned the construction of the cathedral in its origins. Romanesque St. ... Baptism of Christ, painted 1608-1614 El Greco (Spanish for the Greek) is the name by which Domenikos Theotokopoulos (1541 - April 7, 1614), a Cretan-born painter and sculptor, is best known. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

It is the great unfinished cathedral, the result of a project that could not be finished in all its splendour. The Collegiate beginnings soon became obsolete due to the changes of taste of the day, so the Town Council decided to build a cathedral that would put in the shade similar constructions in neighbouring capitals. Although faithful to the project of Juan de Herrera, the building would undergo many modifications, such as the addition to the top of the main façade, work of Churriguera.

This magnificent monument, declared of Cultural Interest in 1931 is dedicated to Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. The building was designed by Juan de Herrera and was directed mainly by his disciples in the first half of the 17th century. Diego de Praves was the main contributor and he was succeeded by his son. The design plan was a rectangle with two towers in the corners of the main façade, and another two finishing in pyramids, in the chancery. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

It had a transept and two magna doors in the ends. The main chapel was separated from the testero, so processions could pass round the back. There are chapels along the length of the two sides between buttresses.

The lower part of the main façade is based around a Tetra style triumphal arch. Due to an error in construction the portal arch is rather pointed.

In the 18th century Alberto Churriguera erected the second part in imitation of the façade of the church of El Escorial. In the balustrade there are statues of San Ambrosio, San Agustín, San Gregorio and San Jerónimo. Then the tower on the side of the vestry was erected which, after suffering the consequences of the Lisbon earthquake, fell down in 1841, it was re-erected next to the vestry and is crowned with a statue of the Corazón de Jesús. The cathedral remains unfinished. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... El Escorial is an immense palace, monastery, museum, and library complex located at San Lorenzo de El Escorial (also San Lorenzo del Escorial), a town 45 kilometres (28 miles) northwest of Madrid in the autonomous community of Madrid in Spain. ... San Gregorio is a small community located on the coast of California south of Half Moon Bay. ... Copper engraving of the Lisbon earthquake 1755 The 1755 Lisbon earthquake took place on November 1, 1755 at 9:20 in the morning. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

There are four chapels on either side. In the first there is a Neoclassic liens of Cain and Abel and the second is property of Juan Velerde. The third has two late 17th century large liens, work of a follower of Lucas Jordan. The next is in dedication to San Fernando and the tomb of Count Ansúrez, whose statue dates from the 16th century, the same as the railing. For the artistic movement, see Neoclassicism. ... William Blakes The Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve Cain and Abel are mentioned in Genesis 4 [1], both sons of Adam and Eve. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

The main chapel has the altarpiece made by Juan de Juni for the Iglesia de la Antigua, although it was transferred to its present position in 1922. The plasterwork of the choir was the work of Francisco Velázquez and Melchor de Beya in 1617 and is from the convent of San Pablo. In the third chapel there is a Baroque altarpiece from the 18th century and a group of statues and funerary reliefs of the Venero family, work of a disciple of Pompeyo Leoni. The second chapel has a Baroque altarpiece, with a sculpture of San Pedro, by Pedro de Ávila and 16th century railings. 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint In arts, the Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the style that dominated it. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

In the vestry there are several holy liens: the Assumption, from the second quarter of the 17th century by Diego Valentín Díaz; San Jerónimo and San Jenaro by Lucas Jordan. Lastly the chapter room has several ceremonious chairs in the choir stalls of San Pablo. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...