Cathedral of Salamanca, Spain

Detail of carving above the Door of the Holy Birth, New Cathedral, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 18, 2010 in the afternoon. Scenes of the Nativity and Epiphany are carved in relief above the doors in the elaborately decorated facade. Salamanca, Spain's most important University city, has two adjoining Cathedrals, Old and New. The old Romanesque Cathedral was begun in the 12th century, and the new in the 16th century. Its style was designed to be Gothic rather than Renaissance in keeping with its older neighbour, but building continued over several centuries and a Baroque cupola was added in the 18th century. Restoration was necessary after the great Lisbon earthquake, 1755. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13447452

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45164060

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3744px x 5616px (7.3MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen