El Burgo de Osma Cathedral | |
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Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary | |
Catedral de la Asunción de María | |
41°35′08″N 3°04′16″W / 41.585629°N 3.071°W | |
Location | El Burgo de Osma |
Address | 2, Plaza San Pedro |
Country | Spain |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | burgodeosmacatedral |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Dedication | Assumption of Mary |
Dedicated | 1272[1] |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic, , Baroque, Neoclassic |
Years built | 1232 - 1784 |
Specifications | |
Tower height | 72 m (236 ft 3 in)[2] |
Administration | |
Metropolis | Burgos |
Diocese | Osma-Soria |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Abilio Martínez Varea |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 3 June 1902 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000918 |
The Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in El Burgo de Osma, Spain. It was built in the Gothic architectural style, and was constructed on an area previously occupied by a Romanesque church. It is one of the best preserved medieval buildings in the country,[3] and considered one of the best examples of thirteenth-century gothic architecture in Spain.[4] The building of the church started in 1232, and was completed in 1784. The cloister is from 1512. The tower is from 1739.[5]