The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour or Cathedral of San Salvador (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Salvador, Latin: Sancta Ovetensis) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in the centre of Oviedo, in the Asturias region of northern Spain.
The Cathedral of San Salvador of Oviedo today displays an array of
architectural styles, from Pre-Romanesque to Baroque, including
Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance parts. It began as a large
Pre-Romanesque basilica in the present location of the Gothic cathedral,
but nothing more is known about that first building, built by order of
King Alfonso II of Asturias.
Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 1985
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Asturias, officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous community in north-west Spain. It is coextensive with the province of Asturias, and contains most of the territory that was part of the Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages. Divided into eight comarcas (counties), the autonomous community of Asturias is bordered by Cantabria to the east, by Castile and León to the south, by Galicia to the west, and by the Bay of Biscay to the north.
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Received on: February 25, 2015
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