San Sebastián, Villapalacios

picture info	San Sebastián, Villapalacios San Sebastián is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic parish church in the small town of Villapalacios in the province of Albacete Albacete ( es, Provincia de Albacete, ) is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. As of 2012, Albacete had a population of 402,837 people. Its capital city, also called Albacete, is ..., in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. History A church at the site was erected in the late 15th century and sited in the main plaza, adjacent to the City Hall. The building consists of a single nave some 40 meters long and 10 meters wide, with external buttresses. The bell tower suffered damage during an earthquake in 1755. The Chapel of the Incarnation was once located on the north side, but collapsed in that earthquake. The ceiling is made of wood. The choir is also an elevated balcony made of wood and highly painted in a Mudejar style with arabesques and designs. Some of the wooden supports have carved grotesque f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Gothic Architecture Gothic architecture (or pointed architecture) is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. It originated in the Île-de-France and Picardy regions of northern France. The style at the time was sometimes known as ''opus Francigenum'' (lit. French work); the term ''Gothic'' was first applied contemptuously during the later Renaissance, by those ambitious to revive the architecture of classical antiquity. The defining design element of Gothic architecture is the pointed or ogival arch. The use of the pointed arch in turn led to the development of the pointed rib vault and flying buttresses, combined with elaborate tracery and stained glass windows. At the Abbey of Saint-Denis, near Paris, the choir was reconstructed between 1140 and 1144, draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]