Santa María del Naranco

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Santa María del Naranco is a pre-Romanesque former royal palace-turned-church near Oviedo in Asturias, Spain, renowned as one of the finest examples of Asturian medieval architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
church
former royal palace
pre-Romanesque building
architecturalStyle Asturian pre-Romanesque
associatedWith Asturian art
San Miguel de Lillo NERFINISHED
builder King Ramiro I of Asturias NERFINISHED
builtDuringReignOf Ramiro I of Asturias NERFINISHED
completionDate 848
constructionStart 9th century
country Spain
currentFunction church
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
elevation hillside location above Oviedo
floorCount 2
hasHeritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria (ii)
UNESCO cultural criteria (iv)
hasLevel lower hall
upper hall
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural
UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Asturias NERFINISHED
locatedIn Asturias NERFINISHED
Oviedo NERFINISHED
locatedNear Oviedo NERFINISHED
locatedOn southern slope of Mount Naranco
material stone
notableFeature barrel vaults
decorative blind arcades
external staircases
large open loggias
sculpted capitals
stone reliefs with geometric motifs
triple-arched windows
orientation east–west
originalFunction royal palace hall
partOf Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias NERFINISHED
region Principality of Asturias NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
roofType gabled roof
significance key monument of early medieval architecture in Spain
one of the finest examples of Asturian pre-Romanesque architecture
UNESCOSiteId 312
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1985
usedAsChurchSince 12th century
visitorAttraction tourist site in Asturias

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Oviedo hasHeritageSite Santa María del Naranco
Asturian Christians significantSite Santa María del Naranco