Spanish Gothic architecture

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Spanish Gothic architecture is a regional form of Gothic design in Spain characterized by its fusion of French Gothic structural principles with local Iberian traditions, resulting in richly ornamented cathedrals, complex vaulting, and distinctive decorative details.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic architecture
architectural style
country Spain
developedInPeriod High Middle Ages NERFINISHED
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED
endTime 16th century
hasCharacteristic combination of Gothic structure with local decorative traditions
complex rib vaulting
decorative pinnacles and spires
elaborate choir screens
elaborate stone tracery
emphasis on verticality
integration of heraldic motifs
large cloisters
large traceried windows
lierne vaults
multiple side chapels
ornate portals
ornate sculptural decoration
rich ornamentation
star-shaped vaults
tierceron vaults
use of flying buttresses
use of polychrome decoration in some interiors
hasVariant Basque Gothic NERFINISHED
Castilian Gothic NERFINISHED
Catalan Gothic NERFINISHED
Galician Gothic NERFINISHED
Isabelline Gothic NERFINISHED
Levantine Gothic NERFINISHED
influencedBy French Gothic architecture
Iberian architectural traditions
Islamic architecture in the Iberian Peninsula
Mudéjar architecture NERFINISHED
Romanesque architecture NERFINISHED
notableExample Barcelona Cathedral NERFINISHED
Burgos Cathedral NERFINISHED
Cathedral of Santa María in Girona NERFINISHED
Cathedral of Santa María in Vitoria-Gasteiz NERFINISHED
León Cathedral NERFINISHED
Palma Cathedral NERFINISHED
Segovia Cathedral NERFINISHED
Seville Cathedral NERFINISHED
Toledo Cathedral NERFINISHED
Ávila Cathedral NERFINISHED
partOf European Gothic architecture NERFINISHED
sharesBorderWith French Gothic architecture in Occitania NERFINISHED
Portuguese Gothic architecture
startTime 13th century
usedFor cathedrals
civic buildings
monasteries
parish churches
university buildings

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French Rayonnant Gothic influenced Spanish Gothic architecture
Sala de Contratación architecturalStyle Spanish Gothic architecture
this entity surface form: Valencian Gothic
Pere Balaguer partOf Spanish Gothic architecture
this entity surface form: Valencian Gothic tradition
Late Gothic hasRegionalVariant Spanish Gothic architecture
this entity surface form: Late Gothic in Spain
College of San Gregorio architecturalStyle Spanish Gothic architecture
this entity surface form: Spanish Gothic