CATHEDRALS, MONASTERIES AND CHURCHES IN THE BORDER

In this page they try to gather the cathedrals that are nailed inside the area of this web. In addition, incuirán other buildings that fulfilled in his moment the above mentioned paper, and others, which for au relevancy and interest, deserve to be announced, always having encuenta the accessibility and facilities to be done by visual documents of above-mentioned monuments.

CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION  (ELVAS)

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It was raised in the 16th century and reformed later in the XVIIIth, imprmiendo to his original Gothic manuelino, a strong baroque character. It possesses a magnificent major Altor and precious baroque organ. It was an episcopal headquarters between 1570 and 1882. He presides, in the center of the villa, the square of the Republic.

CATHEDRAL  OF THE SAN JUAN  (BADAJOZ)

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After the conquest of the city for Alfonso IX of León in 1230, there was enabled as episcopal headquarters the former mosque of the Islamic leaders, with the name of Santa Maria of. A little time later, was decided the construction of a new cathedral in the Field of San Juan, zone entoces opened in the city within the walls. Originally it was designed by two twin towers, but the second one of them was never elevated. The continuous wars and consistent sieges that the city suffered, paralyzed in numerous occasions the works, in such a way that his conclusion seprolongó for several centuries.

His aspect is that of a strength, since they are totally crenellated. His tower dominates all the perspectives of the city, being his more excellent exterior elelemento, with his 41 meters of height. It has three bodies and a monumental belfry, being adorned by windows and Gothic socles by reminiscences of the Portuguese manuelino, fruit maybe of the work of Portuguese stone-cutters. It possesses two lateral front pages and principal one, to the end of the ship. His dominant lines are of Gothic style, with three ships and lateral chapels. It counts in his Major Chapel, with a beautiful and monumental baroque altarpiece.

Cathedral of Badajoz. Link.

CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADYOF THE ASSUNÇÃO  (EVORA)

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Évora's cathedral, sedate of your archdiocese, she began to get up in 1186 being the major one of the constructed ones in those times. Of Gothic lines, she has suffered numerous remodelings that have stamped on your monumental architecture, samples of the varied mas styles. Your exterior aspect is that of a strength, remembering in front pricipal to that of the cardinal native of Lisbon.

CATHEDRAL OF THE SANTA MARIA (CACERES)

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Your construction began in the 13th century enough years after the reconquest of the city for León's kingdom. With origins maybe Romanesque, in the XVth there was stamped your character of austere Gothic, which presides especially at your exterior traces. This one composed of a central ship and two wings of minor height. The apse of the 15th century, it is shaped in vault of crucería. His exterior aspect is in agreement with the architectural set of the ancient neighborhood of Caceres, standing out as a mas, your magnificent tower, from where more spectacular conference of the city are spied. A magníco contains museum. 

CATHEDRAL OF THE  PORTALEGRE

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CATHEDRAL OF THE   (MERIDA)

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CHURCH OF THE SANTA MARIA MAGDALENA  (OLIVENZA)

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Olivenza was sedate Episcopal with the Portuguese monarchy and later during the union of both peninsular wreaths under the monarchy of the Austria. Given the visicitudes for those who spent this one and other territororios Olivanza's Diocese - Ceuta (or Ceuta - Olivenza) included also others localities in permenente litigation, as Ouguela, Major Field and the northern one of Viana do Castelo.

In this monumental building, jewel of the Gothic Manuelino, architectural elements of Spanish Muslims living under Christian rule are discovered and renecentistas. She possesses magnificent altarpieces and profuse decoration of beautiful Portuguese blue rollers.

PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF THE PURIFICATION (ALMENDRALEJO)

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It is a question of one of the monuments mas representative of the city. Your contrucción finished in 1514. And your preponderant style is the Gothic, though the building must have suffered successive remodelings, up to acquiring your current aspect. Your impressive tower is of style herreriano. In the construction they are  Renaissance details, platerescos and baroques, which enlarge your magnificent work.