La Cathédrale de Santiago de compostela Si la Cathédrale de Saint Jacques de Compostelle attire autant de visiteurs chaque année, c’est sûrement pour l’histoire qu’Elle raconte. Página oficial de la Catedral de Santiago de Compostela: horarios, reservas, misas, botafumeiro, museo, ... Toda la actualidad de la Catedral de Santiago. Construction of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral began in 1075, during the reign of Alfonso VI. • (es) Antonio López Ferreiro, Historia de la Santa A. M. iglesia de Santiago de Compostela, tomo I, Santiago, 1898 (lire en ligne)

It was built under the direction of Bishop Diego Peláez, on the site of an old church dedicated to Saint Santiago, or St James as he is known in English. Also in baroque style is the Acibecharía façade by Ferro Caaveiro and Fernández Sarela, later modified by Ventura Rodríguez.

Its Cathedral has been the goal of pilgrimages for centuries. Gothic and Renaissance elements were gradually added, including new chapels, the 14th century Clock Tower, the Holy Door and a reinvented cloister.

Santiago de Compostela, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985, is a city known worldwide. The weight of history and its reflection in the built heritage, however, has not prevented its evolution into the twenty-first century. It is a popular pilgrimage destination, and claims to have the remains of St. James the apostle. At 76metres, the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela was Europe’s tallest building at the time. The Catedral de Santiago de Compostela was completed in 1128 in Galicia, Spain. The original chapel soon became the cathedral of the new settlement, Santiago de Compostela.

The cathedral is a key point in the Way of Saint James since early middle ages. The cathedral holds mainstays of Roman style architecture, such as thick, rounded marble columns, as well as rounded arches.

King Ordono II built the original church in 916 on the site of old Roman baths and state buildings. Construction on a new cathedral began in 1060 and concluded in 1211. Each of the façades along with their adjoining squares constitute a large urban square. The Pratarías façade, built by the Master Esteban in 1103, and most importantly the Pórtico da Gloria, an early work of Romanesque sculpture, were completed by Master Mateo in 1188.

As more and more pilgrims followed the way of Santiago.

The Baroque façade of the Praza do Obradoiro square was completed by Fernando de Casas Novoa in 1740.