ARCHITECT, Spanish (active 1170-1200 in León) |
Interior view1170-1200Photo Cathedral of San Salvador, Ávila | |
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In Ávila, the rebuilding of the cathedral began in the 1170s. In this ambitious project they decided to construct a double ambulatory with radiating chapels based on the model of Saint-Denis in France. It can be assumed that Ávila was intended as a "royal" building, like Saint-Denis, differing from everything hitherto constructed in Spain. However, an exact replica of Saint-Denis was impossible. The photo shows the ambulatory. View the ground plan of the Cathedral of San Salvador, Ávila. | |
