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Front of Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Galicia-Spain) in the Obradoiro Square. Construction of the present cathedral began in 1075 under the reign of Alfonso VI of Castile (1040-1109) and the patronage of bishop Diego PelA!ez. It was built according to the same plan as the monastic brick church of Saint Sernin in Toulouse, probably the greatest Romanesque edifice in France. It was built mostly in granite. Construction was halted several times and, according to the Liber Sancti Iacobi, the last stone was laid in 1122. But by then, the construction of the cathedral was certainly not finished. The cathedral was consecrated in 1128 in the presence of king Alfonso IX of Leon. (More information in Wikipedia)
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IPTC: Copyright Notice
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Carlos Gabriel FernA!ndez
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