Spanish Gothic Architecture

• Primary Characteristics:

  • Horseshoe Arch
  • Stone Tracery
  • Elaborate Surface Ornamentation
  • Gimborio / Lantern
  • Retablo / Reredos
  • Isabelline Style - named after Isabela I of Castille
• Salamanca New Cathedral is made in the Late Gothic Style — iconic for its astronaut and faun sculptures
• Barcelona Cathedral is made in the Neo-Gothic style, it is a hall church with over 5 aisles and a chevet with 9 chapels — it is dedicated to St. Eulalia
• Avila Cathedral is a fortress-like church that adjoins the medieval walls of Avila
• Burgos Cathedral is known as the most poetic example as it has a collection of styles of all the Gothic Periods
• Seville Cathedral is a Christianized grand mosque that houses Columbus' Tomb. It is the largest after St. Peters and has the longest nave in Spain — its "Retablo Mayor" or high altar is the world's largest altarpeice
• Toledo Cathedral is among the greatest cathedrals in europe
• La Lonja de la Seda meaning "Silk Exchange" was originally founded as a market for oil
• Leon Cathedral (House of Light) has almost 1.8k sqm worth of stained glass windows — among the world's finest stained glass
• Valencia Cathedral is the Catalan Version of Gothic — with influences from Romanesque to Renaissance — it is a jewel of Universal Architecture
• Iglesia Conventual de San Pablo, Valladolid in the Isabelline style is considered to be one of the most emblematic in the city
• Colegio de San Gregorio was formerly a college and how houses the Museo Nacional De Escultura
• Puerta de Sol (Sun Gate), Toledo is a gateway in the defensive wall