Valladolid Cathedral
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Assumption (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), better known as Valladolid Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in Valladolid, Spain. The main layout was designed by Juan de Herrera in a Renaissance-style.
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Assumption | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
District | Valladolid |
Year consecrated | 1668 |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Valladolid, Province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain |
Geographic coordinates | 41.652222°N 4.723611°W / 41.652222; -4.723611 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Juan de Herrera |
Type | church |
Style | Herrerian, Renaissance |
Groundbreaking | 1589 |
Direction of façade | Southeast |
Official name: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Valladolid | |
Designated | 3 June 1931 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000980 |
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The original design for this cathedral would have created a church which would have been the largest cathedral in Europe.[1] Initially planned as the cathedral for the capital city of Spain, ultimately only 40-45% of the intended project was completed,[2] due to lack of resources after the court moved towards Madrid, and the expenses caused by the difficult foundations of the building, which was located in an area with a large gap in the field.