Church · Burgos, Castile and León
Burgos Cathedral
Catedral de Burgos · Catedral de Santa María
Burgos Cathedral is the Gothic cathedral of Santa María in Burgos, Castile and León, begun in 1221.
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Burgos Cathedral (the Catedral de Santa María) is the Gothic cathedral of Burgos, in Castile and León. The cathedral's history page says its first stone was laid on 21 July 1221, when King Ferdinand III and Bishop Mauricio were both in Burgos, after the earlier Romanesque cathedral was taken down, and the UNESCO description it reproduces says building ran from 1221 to 1567. The cathedral's visits page posts urgent notices of days when tourist visits are closed or changed for services at the high altar and other events, so check it before you go.
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