Avila Cathedral

View of the cathedral

Apse of the cathedral

The Catedral del Salvador is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Ávila . It is the first Gothic cathedral in Spain and shows features of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic.

history

Construction began in the second half of the 12th century. The client was King Alfonso VIII. The first draft of the cathedral was made by Master Fruchel (died 1192), who was also in charge of construction from 1172 onwards. First of all, based on the abbey church of St. Denis , the choir with chapel wreath and double ambulatory was created . The nave was not completed until the 14th century, based on that of Toledo Cathedral . In the course of time it became apparent that the proportions of the (very steep) central nave and the low side aisles caused static problems. In the 18th century, support arches were therefore added and the crossing pillars reinforced.

The special feature of the cathedral is that the building has clear features of a fortress and parts ( apse and choir sections ) are integrated into the wall belt of the old town.

Furnishing

The furnishings were co-designed by important sculptors.

organ

The organ of the cathedral was built by the organ builder Leandro Garcimartín at the end of the 18th century and has only been changed insignificantly since then. The Spanish trumpet registers have been reconstructed. The instrument has 32 stops on two manuals and a pedal . All manual registers are divided at c ¹ / c sharp ¹ .

I Organo Mayor C – g ³

1.

Flautado 26

(D)

16 ′

2.

Flautado 13

(B / D)

8th'

3.

Fl. Traversa II

(D)

8th'

4th

Violon

(B / D)

8th'

5.

Octava

(B / D)

4 ′

6th

Docena

(D)

2 ² ⁄ ₃  ′

7th

Quincena

(D)

2 ′

8th.

Dexinovena

(D)

1 ¹ ⁄ ₃  ′

9.

Lleno III

(B)

Lleno IV

(D)

10.

Nazardos IV

(B)

Corneta Magna VI

(D)

11.

Corneta de Eco V

(D)

(Continuation)

12.

Voz en 26

(D)

16 ′

13.

Trompeta Real

(B / D)

8th'

14th

Clarinete

(D)

16.

Chirimía

(B)

4 ′

16.

Trompeta Magna

(B)

16 ′

17th

Clarin de Campana

(B / D)

8th'

18th

Trompeta Magna

(B)

16 ′

19th

Clarin Claro

(D)

8th'

20th

Bayoncillo

(B)

4 ′

21st

Violeta

(B)

2 ′

22nd

Orlos

(B / D)

8th'

II Cadereta Interior C – f ³

23.

Flautado de 13

(D)

24.

Violon

(B / D)

8th'

25th

Octava

(B / D)

4 ′

26th

Quincena

(B)

2 ′

Pifano

(D)

2 ′

28.

Claron III

(B)

Corneta Tolosana III

(D)

29

Bayjoncillo de Eco

(B)

4 ′

30th

Clarin de Eco

(D)

8th'

Pedal C-H

31.

Cons

16 ′

32.

Cons

8th'

literature

Spain: art, landscape, architecture . Könemann Verlagsgesellschaft, Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-8290-3574-8 , p. 405 ff.
Ángeles Benito Pradillo: First Building Stages of the Cathedral of Avila. Romanesque and Protogothic Stages (PDF). In: Karl-Eugen Kurrer , Werner Lorenz , Volker Wetzk (eds.): Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Construction History . Neunplus, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-936033-31-1 , pp. 183-189

Individual evidence

↑ More information on the history of the organ

Web links

Commons : Cathedral of Avila - collection of images, videos and audio files

40.655833333333 -4.6972222222222Coordinates: 40 ° 39 ′ 21 ″ N , 4 ° 41 ′ 50 ″ W.

[1] More information on the history of the organ