Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

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Roman Catholic cathedral Romanesque church World Heritage Site component basilica pilgrimage church

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is a major medieval pilgrimage church in northwestern Spain, renowned for its richly sculpted Romanesque design and as the traditional resting place of the apostle Saint James.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela	12
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral canonical	6
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela east façade	1
Holy Door of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela	1
south façade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ Romanesque church ⓘ World Heritage Site component ⓘ basilica ⓘ pilgrimage church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ Gothic architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	relics of Saint James the Greater ⓘ
builder	Alfonso VI of León ⓘ surface form: King Alfonso VI of León and Castile (patron)
constructionEnd	early 12th century ⓘ
constructionStart	1075 ⓘ late 11th century ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Apostle James the Greater ⓘ surface form: Saint James the Greater
denomination	Latin Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Latin Church
diocese	Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
floorPlanType	Latin cross plan ⓘ
function	seat of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
hasChoir	choir at crossing ⓘ
hasFacade	Obradoiro façade ⓘ Pórtico da Gloria ⓘ
hasFeature	ambulatory with radiating chapels ⓘ botafumeiro thurible ⓘ crypt of Saint James ⓘ large transept ⓘ
hasNave	three-aisled nave ⓘ
hasTower	Torre da Carraca ⓘ Torre das Campás ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor	being the destination of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage ⓘ being the traditional resting place of the apostle Saint James ⓘ richly sculpted Romanesque decoration ⓘ
liturgicalStatus	major pilgrimage shrine ⓘ
locatedIn	Galicia ⓘ Santiago de Compostela ⓘ northwestern Spain ⓘ
mainPortal	Pórtico da Gloria ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
partOf	Santiago de Compostela ⓘ surface form: Old Town of Santiago de Compostela
pilgrimageRouteTerminus	Camino de Santiago ⓘ surface form: Camino Francés Camino de Santiago ⓘ surface form: Camino Portugués Camino de Santiago ⓘ surface form: Camino del Norte Via de la Plata ⓘ
previousBuildingOnSite	pre-Romanesque church ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1985 ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Romanesque architecture → notableExample → Santiago de Compostela Cathedral ⓘ

Apostle James the Greater → majorShrine → Santiago de Compostela Cathedral ⓘ

subject surface form: James the Greater