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Iglesia de San Juan del Hospital

Iglesia de San Juan del Hospital

Valencia, ES

The temple of San Juan del Hospital was built in the 13th century for the Military Order of the Knights Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem. Romanesque as well as Gothic features can be found in its structure.

Iglesia de San Martín de Tours

Iglesia de San Martín de Tours

Salamanca, ES

The church of San Martín is a Spanish Romanesque church built on a chapel dedicated to San Pedro in the twelfth century. It was declared a National Historic and Artistic Monument in 1931.

Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel

Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel

Vitoria-Gasteiz, ES

The church of San Miguel Arcángel is a Gothic-Renaissance temple built mainly in the 14th century. The oldest part dates from the end of the 14th century and the beginning of the 15th century and includes the portal, the best-preserved part of which is the tympanum in three parts. Later, in the 15th century, in the Basque Gothic style, the round columns with collared capitals, the vaults and the Puerta del Solar were built. The most outstanding part of the interior is undoubtedly the main altarpiece, a magnificent early Baroque work by Gregorio Fernández, who executed it between 1624 and 1632.

Iglesia de San Miguel y San Julián

Iglesia de San Miguel y San Julián

Valladolid, ES

The church of San Miguel and San Julian, built in the late 16th century, is an excellent example of Jesuit architecture, a congregation to which it belonged until 1767.

Iglesia de San Miguel

Iglesia de San Miguel

Cuenca, ES

The church of San Miguel must have been built in the 13th century, with a very simple structure consisting of a masonry nave covered with a wooden frame, a semicircular apse and a tower at the foot. In the 15th century, another nave was added to the church on the north side, which was also enclosed by a Mudéjar coffered ceiling. In the 16th century, the choir of the church underwent a major remodelling, in which Esteban Jamete and the master stonemason Pedro de Yrízar were involved. The dome, designed by Jamete, is oval and decorated with floral motifs.

Iglesia de San Nicolás

Iglesia de San Nicolás

Bilbao, ES

The church of San Nicolás is a baroque Catholic church first founded in 1490. After a flooding that completely demolished the church, a new building, visible today, was built in 1756.

Iglesia de San Pablo

Iglesia de San Pablo

Córdoba, ES

The church of San Pablo was the church of the former Dominican convent from San Pablo built between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. Additions have been introduced such as the 18th century main portal and the Chapel of the Virgin of the Rosary.

Iglesia de San Pablo

Iglesia de San Pablo

Valladolid, ES

The convent church of San Pablo is one of the most famous buildings of the city of Valladolid. It was built between 1445 and 1616 in a Plateresque style and belongs to the order of the Dominicans.

Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol

Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol

Vitoria, ES

The church of San Pedro Apóstol is a 14th-century Gothic church. The tower is Baroque, with a 17th-century cube and an 18th-century spire, the work of Valerio de Ascorbe, very similar to the tower of the neighbouring church of San Miguel Arcángel. Between 1892 and 1896, it was restored and the neo-Gothic portico on the south side remains, the work of the Vitorian architect Fausto Íñiguez de Betolaza. The stained glass windows, made in Bordeaux by the Dagrant company, were installed between 1861 and 1901.

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