Ermita de Santa María - Castromaior, Lugo - Romanesque Architecture on Waymarking.com

"Santa María de Castromaior se comenzaría a construir hacia finales del siglo XII, es una obra de modestas dimensiones que se inscribe dentro del conjunto de edificaciones del románico rural lucense, la fábrica no ha sufrido grandes reformas a lo largo de su historia, salvo el cuerpo del ábside, que fue reconstruido.
Conserva su planta primitiva y distintos elementos arquitectónicos de su pasado románico, algunos tan significativos como la portada, el arco triunfal y las saeteras, estas abiertas en los muros de la nave. La iglesia se alza sobre planta de una sola nave rematada en un ábside rectangular, más bajo y de menores dimensiones, con techumbre de madera a dos aguas, solo escalonada en el ábside. El aparejo de los muros está realizado con sillería regular, de corte muy alargado y tamaño variable, dispuesto mayoritariamente en hiladas horizontales a soga y tizón, poseyendo mayores proporciones el situado en las esquinas. En la fachada principal todavía se distinguen los materiales originales."

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"Santa María de Castromaior was built towards the end of the 12th century. It is a modest-sized structure that falls within the group of rural Romanesque buildings in Lugo. The structure has not undergone major renovations throughout its history, except for the body of the apse, which was rebuilt. It retains its original floor plan and various architectural elements from its Romanesque past, some as significant as the doorway, the triumphal arch, and the loopholes, which open into the walls of the nave. The church has a single-nave plan ending in a rectangular apse, lower and smaller, with a gabled wooden roof, stepped only in the apse. The masonry of the walls is made of regular ashlar, very elongated and of variable size, arranged mostly in horizontal rows of string and header, with the one located at the corners being larger. The original materials can still be seen on the main façade."

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Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque: Romanesque Web site proof of Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque features: [Web Link] Date of origin: Siglo XII Type of building (structure): Church Address: Lugar Castromaior, 6D, 27188 Castromaior, Lugo Architect(s) if known: Not listed

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