New Salamanca Cathedral
The new cathedral of Salamanca (Catedral Nueva de Santa María del Asedio) is together with the adjoining smaller old cathedral the episcopal church of the Roman Catholic diocese of Salamanca . The basilica , built in post-Gothic and Renaissance forms , is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Salamanca's Old Town .
history
In the centuries following the Reconquista , the population and prosperity of the Salamanca region grew. The old Romanesque cathedral finally no longer met the size and prestige requirements of the bishop, university and city. In 1513, with the strong participation of the Catholic kings , the construction of the new episcopal church, double length, width and height, began immediately to the north of the old one. The northern arm of the transept of the old church was removed for this purpose. The solemn consecration of the new cathedral did not take place until 1733 after a long and changeable building history. During the Lisbon earthquake in 1755 , the central dome and bell tower collapsed. The reconstruction was completed by 1762. In 1992 an extensive renovation took place. Thereby stonemason Jeronimo Garcia received the permission to create some additional frescoes; they show u. a. an astronaut and a kite with ice ball.
architecture
The Cathedral has a rectangular plan view in the length into five nave - yokes , the cross-house, three chorus , -Joche and a chapel row in the width in three vessels is divided and two Chapel rows. The central nave and transept protrude in a cross shape over the half-height aisles and quarter-height rows of chapels. The high bell tower, which also belongs to the west building of the old cathedral, adjoins the south-west corner . Above the crossing there is a dome with a lantern on a round drum .
The dome and bell tower are characterized by the Renaissance and Baroque styles, while the substructure with vaults, bundles of columns and buttresses still follows Gothic models.
Inside, the central nave is divided into a nave and choir by half-height boundary walls.
Furnishing
The rich furnishings of the church interior and the 20 chapels are largely baroque. In addition to the richly figured altars, the choir stalls are remarkable .
The organ goes back to an instrument that was built by the organ builder Pedro Echevarría in 1744. The instrument was restored several times, most recently in 2006 by the organ builder Joaquín Lois. It is considered to be one of the oldest organs of its time in Castile. The organ has two manuals, the registers of which are arranged on the bass side (Mano izquierda) and treble side (Mano derecha).
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Web links
- Description (website of the cathedral, Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on New Cathedral of Salamanca on gcatholic.org (English)
- ↑ Cronograma de Historia de la Catedral
- ^ Renovation in 1992, additional work
- ↑ Catedral Nueva de Salamanca , p. 13: Floor plan of both cathedrals and the cloister with detailed legend
- ↑ Information on the organ (Spanish), accessed on August 9, 2018.
Coordinates: 40 ° 57 ′ 38.5 " N , 5 ° 39 ′ 57.6" W.