Segovia Cathedral
It was the last Gothic cathedral built in Spain
at the highest point of the town, construction of the cathedral
of Segovia began in the year 1525, during the reign of Carlos
V.
It is in the late Gothic style and was built after the fire in
the old Romanesque cathedral in the year 1520. It has a plan with
three naves, lateral chapels and a semicircular sanctuary with
an ambulatory. The temple, erected according to the design of
Juan Gil de Hontañón, possessed three entrances:
in the main front is the "Del Perdón" Door, the
work of Juan Guas, in the southern front are the "San Geroteo"
and "San Frutos" Doors. It measures 105 metres long
by 50 metres wide and 33 metres high at the main nave.
The main reredos is made of marble, jasper and bronze. It was
consecrated in the year 1768.