Inside the Burgos Cathedral in northern Spain is this, the Chapel of Santa Ana. This chapel was built over 500 years ago and its altar is one of the finest examples of the Isabelline Gothic style of architecture. This style came about around the turn of the 16th century in the transitional period between Spanish gothic and Renaissance and thus, Isabelline is one of the last types of Spanish Gothic architecture. The scene depicted shows the genealogy of the Virgin and features various biblical fi

This is a cathedral-castle, with fully integrated battlements, crenellations and lookout walkways. Its history in inextricably linked to the history of the town. Its apse, for example, the so-called Cimorro, from which Alfonso VII looked out, a historic event, is the central motif of Ávila's coat-of-arms. It was the site of many an important event: the Holy Assembly of the Comuneros gathered here prior to their rebellion against Carlos I. Consecrated to San Salvador, construction started in 1091

Parisians sing "Ave Maria" outside the Notre Dame Cathedral. Credit: Bernardino León R. | Consequence

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