The Catedral de Albarracín is a
Roman Catholic church in the town of
Albarracín, province of
Teruel, part of the autonomous community of
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...
, Spain.
History
The cathedral was built from 1572 to 1600, when the bell-tower was complete. Among the architects were Martín de Castañeda, Quinto Pierres Vedel, and Alonso del Barrio de Ajo. The church has a single nave and the ceiling has
Gothic
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**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
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tracery. The nave interior and the Chapel of the ''Virgen del Pilar'' was redecorated in stucco and gilding in
Baroque
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style.
The main
retablo was completed in 1566 by
Cosme Damián Bas.
Diocese of Teruel
References
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Churches in Aragon
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Aragon
16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1600