Church of Our Lady of the Castle

The church of Nuestra Señora del Castillo is a Catholic parish temple in the municipality of Aniñón, in the province of Zaragoza (Spain).

About this building

Originally it was a Gothic-Mudejar church from the 14th century, which was greatly expanded and renovated in the 16th century. Later, in the 17th and 18th centuries, several baroque chapels were added. Among the works preserved in the temple, the main altarpiece (16th century), the Santo Cristo, from the 17th century and the silver processional Monstrance in its color, from the 16th century, stand out.

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The church of San Andrés is a Catholic parish temple in Calatayud (province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain). It is one of the few Mudejar churches with three naves, which are separated by pointed arches slightly in a horseshoe shape.Originally it was a Gothic-Mudejar church from the 14th and 15th centuries with three naves, the central one the largest, and three sections each, covered with a ribbed vault and topped by a straight header. In the 16th century the nave was extended by one section, the straight apse was replaced by a polygonal apse, the transept was renovated and the tower that stands at its southwestern corner was built.

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Church of Santa María de Calatayud

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