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New Cathedral, Salamanca: Interior, nave with Baroque choir by Alberto de Churriguera

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posted on 2017-07-05, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
The Baroque choir and choir-stalls (1725-1733) were designed by Joaqu\u00EDn de Churriguera and Alberto de Churriguera.\u000a\u000aBy the late 15th century the Romanesque cathedral no longer reflected Salamanca's status as seat of Castile's premier university, and in 1491 the chapter resolved to build a new church. In 1509 Ferdinand the Catholic ordered Alfonso Rodr\u00EDguez (died ca. 1512) and Ant\u00F3n Egas to go to Salamanca, inspect the site and prepare a plan. The New Cathedral has many similarities to Seville Cathedral. It has five full bays in the nave and three bays east of the crossing. The dominant impression of the interior is of its enormous height, both in the aisles and in the still-higher nave (35.35 m).

History

Alt Title

Catedral Nueva de Salamanca

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-05

Spatial Coverage

+40.960556-5.665833|Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain: Patio Chico, 4|Salamanca

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Renaissance', 'Plateresque']

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