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Segovia Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Segovia, Spain. It is located in the main square of the city, the Plaza Mayor, (previously Plaza Franco) and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Cathedral of Segovia is one of last Gothic cathedrals built in Spain and Europe. It was built in the mid-sixteenth century, when in most of Europe, Renaissance architecture was the new standard. The massive cathedral was built between 1525-1577 in a late Gothic style, which was becoming outdated elsewhere in Europe. The building's structure features three tall vaults and an ambulatory, with fine tracery windows and numerous stained glass windows. The interior is characterized by unity of style (late Gothic), except for the dome, built around 1630 by Pedro de Brizuela. The Gothic vaults are 33 meters high by 50 meters wide and 105 long. The bell tower reaches almost 90 meters. The current stone spire crowning the tower, dating from 1614, was erected after a major fire caused by a thunderstorm.
The original spire, entirely Gothic, was built of American mahogany, had a pyramidal structure, and was the tallest tower in Spain. (From wikipedia.org)
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