Catedral Nueva de Santa María del Asedio - Salamanca, Spain
Posted by: 4spring
N 40° 57.655 W 005° 40.000
30T E 275585 N 4537843
The New Cathedral is a big attraction not only for adults, but, for children as well as the ornaments of this ancient church includes an Astronaut and a Faun with Icecream.
Waymark Code: WMNNZM
Location: Castilla y León, Spain
Date Posted: 04/11/2015
Views: 10
The New Cathedral was built directly at the north side of the Old Cathedral (
visit link) as the old building became too small for the growing community. Building started in 1513 (Gothic) and consecration was in 1733 (Baroque). It became a national monument in 1887.
The last extensive restoration took place in 1992. The stonecutter Jeronimo Garcia received permission to implement two new figures into the ornaments: an astronaut (picture attached) and an ancient roman faun with icecream (
visit link) This is like a signature for the stonecutters.
You can see more pictures (and read in Spanish): (
visit link) or on Wikipedia in English: (
visit link) or in German: (
visit link)