Segovia information
Cathedral of Segovia
Opening hours:
Autumn - Winter: from 9:00 to 18:00. Spring - Summer: from 9:00 to 19:00.
It is called "the Lady of cathedrals". It was the last
Gothic cathedral built in Spain.
Built at the highest point of the town, construction of the cathedral
of Segovia began in the year 1525, during the reign of Carlos
V. It is in the late Gothic style and was built after the fire
in the old Romanesque cathedral in the year 1520. It has a plan
with three naves, lateral chapels and a semicircular sanctuary
with an ambulatory. The temple, erected according to the design
of Juan Gil de Hontañón, possessed three entrances:
in the main front is the "Del Perdón" Door, the
work of Juan Guas, in the southern front are the "San Geroteo"
and "San Frutos" Doors. It measures 105 metres long
by 50 metres wide and 33 metres high at the main nave. The main
reredos is made of marble, jasper and bronze. It was consecrated
in the year 1768.
Source: Web server of Instituto de Turismo de España, TURESPAÑA.