It's said to be the largest Gothic cathedral in the world...
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Happily, there doing a cleaning and the facade here affords
a good before/after view |
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In the entry/museum, a nice head shot of John the Baptist |
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Unusual view too |
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Not sure whether the orangery/ablution area is included in the size of the church |
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The cathedral's most popular/important possession: the more or less authenticated
tomb of Cristobal Colon; in 2010, it was almost too dark to photograph |
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Crossing vaulting; about as fancy as it gets; very, very late Gothic |
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Altar thing...tons of Peruvian gold |
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Choir |
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Organ bit |
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"Walter, they're calling the cops, put the piece away, man" |
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Tourists fascinated by |
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A thorn from the Crown of Thorns |
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Thus |
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Among the seeming dozens of side chapels |
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Increible...the fine print at the bottom says that just because
it's in the Guiness book doesn't mean it's true... |
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Nice tile, with relic inside |
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Famous Ribera painting |
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Personally, I think any Spanish Gothic needs to have an asterisk
or maybe quotation marks; there is scarcely enough natural light
in the cathedral here to read |
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There is great beauty, however |
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Nave vaulting |
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Tour guide who seems to have lost his flock |
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Your photos bring back such memories! Enjoying journeying with you.
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