Leon information:
Catedral de Leon
Opening hours:
Summer: Weekdays 8:30 - 13:30 and 16:00 - 20:00. Sundays and public holidays: 8:30 - 14:30 and 17:00 - 20:00.
Winter: Weekdays 8:30 - 13:30 and 16:00 - 19:00. Sundays and public holidays 8:30 - 14:30 and 17:00 - 19:00.
Ordoño II built the temple on the site of his royal palace
as a show of gratitude for defeating the Arabs at the battle of
San Esteban de Gormaz. His remains were buried there. Alfonso
V was crowned in this building in 999. The infanta Doña
Urraca, daughter of Fernando I, favoured the construction of a
new building in brick and masonry, with three naves finished with
apses. The stained glass in the Cathedral is from the 13th through
the 20th century and cover 1,200 square metres of surface area.
Under its plan there are Roman hippocausts which made it difficult
to set the foundations of the pillars and caused water filtration.
Source: Web server of Instituto de Turismo de España, TURESPAÑA.