Church of Vera Cruz

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The Church of Vera Cruz is a distinctive Romanesque church in Segovia, Spain, renowned for its unusual dodecagonal floor plan and association with medieval military orders.

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Church of Vera Cruz canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romanesque church
church building
cultural heritage monument
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
associatedWith Knights Templar NERFINISHED
Order of the Holy Sepulchre NERFINISHED
constructionEndCentury 13th century
constructionStartCentury 13th century
continent Europe
country Spain
dedicatedTo True Cross NERFINISHED
denomination Catholic
estimatedCompletionYear 1208
floorPlanShape dodecagonal
hasApseOrientation east
hasFeature Romanesque portal
apse
central aedicule
gallery on upper level
stone masonry
hasFloorPlan centralized plan
hasInteriorLayout central space surrounded by ambulatory
hasNumberOfSides 12
hasOrientation east–west
hasPlanType polygonal church
hasTower yes
hasUse place of worship
tourist attraction
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural
heritageDesignationCountry Spain
heritageDesignationDate 1919
heritageDesignationType monument
locatedIn Castile and León
Province of Segovia NERFINISHED
Segovia NERFINISHED
Spain
locatedOn hill outside Segovia city walls
material stone
near Alcázar of Segovia NERFINISHED
Segovia aqueduct NERFINISHED
notableFor Romanesque architecture in Castile and León
association with medieval military orders
unusual dodecagonal floor plan
overlooks city of Segovia NERFINISHED
region Castile and León NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Segovia hasLandmark Church of Vera Cruz