Portugal
Sé Velha de Coimbra (1184): the fortress-cathedral where Portugal’s second king was crowned – Virtual Tour 360°
After the battle of Ourique in 1139, when prince Afonso Henriques proclaimed himself king of Portugal and chose…
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Spain
Segovia Cathedral: the “Lady of the Cathedrals,” and the last Gothic cathedral Spain ever built
La cattedrale dedicata all'Assunzione di Maria e a San Frutos, patrono di Segovia, nacque dalla distruzione della precedente.
Switzerland
Sion Cathedral (8th century–1511): the Youngest Medieval Cathedral in Switzerland, Built on the Foundations of Three Earlier Churches
Sotto l'attuale duomo gotico si sovrappongono tre edifici precedenti: una chiesa carolingia dell'VIII-IX secolo, una cattedrale romanica dell'XI…
Iceland
Skálholt Cathedral (1056): the Last Catholic Bishop of Iceland, Beheaded Here in 1550 Together with His Two Sons
All'alba del 7 novembre 1550, i due figli del vescovo Jón Arason furono decapitati a Skálholt; subito dopo…
Slovakia
Spišská Kapitula (12th century): the “Slovak Vatican” with a Single Street, Where Work on the Cathedral Stopped for the Mongol Invasion of 1241
Circondata da mura e composta da un'unica strada medievale, Spišská Kapitula è una minuscola città ecclesiastica interamente racchiusa…
Croatia
Split Cathedral: a persecuting emperor’s tomb, turned into a church for one of his own victims
La cattedrale di San Doimo occupa l'edificio più antico tra tutte le cattedrali d'Europa ancora in uso: il…
Slovakia
St Elisabeth Cathedral: a rebel prince’s remains, brought home from Ottoman exile after nearly two centuries
La costruzione della cattedrale di Santa Elisabetta iniziò nel 1380 e proseguì fino al Novecento, con la torre…
Equatorial Guinea
St Elizabeth Cathedral, Malabo
Twin neo-Gothic spires above a volcanic island harbour - the cathedral of Spain's only sub-Saharan colony, the architectural…
Switzerland
St Gall Cathedral (612–1768): from the Hermitage of an Irish Monk to the Most Perfect Example of a Carolingian Monastery Recognised by UNESCO
Intorno al 612, Gallo — secondo la tradizione un monaco irlandese, discepolo e compagno di San Colombano —…
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