Tasmanian Salamanca, The Architecture
Salamanca is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of
the Province of Salamanca in the community of Castile and León. Its Old City
was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. With a metropolitan
population of 228,881 in 2012 according to the National Institute of Statistics
(INE), Salamanca is the second most populated urban area in Castile and León,
after Valladolid (414,000), and ahead of Leon (187,000) and Burgos (176,000). Sources
New Cathedral of Salamanca
The New Cathedral is together with the Old Cathedral, one of
the two cathedrals of Salamanca, Spain. It was constructed between the 16th and
18th centuries in two styles: late Gothic and Baroque. Building began in 1513
and the cathedral was consecrated in 1733. It was commissioned by Ferdinand V
of Castile of Spain. It was declared a national monument by royal decree in
1887. Sources
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