- Tarazona Cathedral
Tarazona Cathedral (Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Huerta de
Tarazona , originally "Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Hidria" or "Nuestra Señora de la Huerta o de la Vega") is situated inTarazona , Zaragoza province, Spain. Its architecture is representative of theMudejar style, and is one of the few remaining examples of this type of architecture, along withTeruel Cathedral .Construction on this cathedral first began in the
12th century in the French Gothic style, and it was consecrated in 1232.The cathedral was located outside of the
city walls , which was unusual, and may have been caused by the fact that there was an ancient Mozarabic church on the site which had been located outside of the formerly Muslim city.In the
fourteenth century , being outside of the city walls, it was assaulted and destroyed during theWar of the Two Peters . Its naves were then rebuilt in Mudejar style, as well as its lateral chapels, exterior walls, dome (cimborio), and tower. The tower was rebuilt in thefifteenth century .The monastery at Veruela was built nearby in Gothic style.
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Diocese of Tarazona External links
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