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.
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.