New Cathedral of Salamanca Catedral Nueva de Salamanca | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
Location | |
Location | Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain |
Architecture | |
Type | Cathedral church |
Style | Late Gothic, Plateresque, Baroque |
General contractor | (1513–1733) |
The Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary), popularly known as New Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral Nueva) is, together with the Old Cathedral, one of the two cathedrals of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. It is the seat of the diocese of Salamanca. It was constructed between 1533 and 1733 mixing late Gothic, Plateresque and Baroque styles. It was commissioned by Ferdinand V of Castile. It is one of the largest cathedrals in Spain in size and its bell tower, at 92 meters high, is also one of the tallest.