Segovia Cathedral | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and of Saint Fructus | |
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción y de San Frutos | |
40°57′00″N 4°07′31″W / 40.95°N 4.12528°W | |
Location | Segovia |
Address | 1, Marqués del Arco |
Country | Spain |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | catedralsegovia |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Dedication | Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Fructus |
Dedicated | 16 July 1768[1] |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Juan Gil de Hontañón (first) |
Style | Late Gothic |
Groundbreaking | 8 June 1525[1] |
Specifications | |
Tower height | 88 m (288 ft 9 in) |
Administration | |
Metropolis | Valladolid |
Diocese | Segovia (since 6th Century) |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | César Augusto Franco Martínez |
Criteria | Cultural: (iv) |
Designated | 1985 (9th session) |
Part of | Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct |
Reference no. | 311 |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 3 June 1931 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000862 |
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and of Saint Fructus is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the Spanish city of Segovia. The church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and to Saint Fructus and is the seat of the Diocese of Segovia. It was built in the Flamboyant style,[2] and was dedicated in 1768, constituting one of the latest Gothic cathedrals in Europe.[1]