On your guided tour of the Cathedral of Santa Mar\u00eda you will discover all the history and art contained in the city’s main monument.
\nDue to the great wealth that Burgos Cathedral treasures, UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1984.
\nConstruction began in 1221 and its founders were King Ferdinand III “The Saint” and Bishop Don Mauricio.
\nIt is considered the first Gothic cathedral in Spain and one of the richest.<\/p>\n
INSIDE THE CATHEDRAL<\/strong> THE CATHEDRAL FROM OUTSIDE<\/strong> On your guided tour of the Cathedral of Santa Mar\u00eda you will discover all the history and art contained in the city’s main monument. Due to the great wealth that Burgos Cathedral treasures, UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1984. Construction began in 1221 and its founders were King Ferdinand III “The Saint” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,33,47,34],"class_list":["post-1416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","tag-catedral-en","tag-catedral-de-burgos-en","tag-monumentos-burgos-en","tag-visita-catedral-de-burgos-en","tag-visitas-a-burgos-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe interior houses impressive chapels from the 13th to 18th centuries where we can admire different architectural styles.
\nAbove all, the Chapel of the Constables (15th-16th centuries) stands out, which looks like a small cathedral inside the cathedral.
\nThe Cathedral also has a splendid 16th-century dome built by Juan de Vallejo following the plans of Juan de Langr\u00e9s.
\nAlso of note is the Golden Staircase by Diego de Silo\u00e9, a masterpiece of the Spanish Renaissance.
\nAnother of the places through which the guided tour of Santa Mar\u00eda Cathedral passes is the Cloister, which was built in the 13th-14th centuries.
\nThe Cathedral Museum also has a splendid collection of paintings, as well as Flemish tapestries and gold and silver works.
\nSince 1921, Rodrigo D\u00edaz de Vivar, the Cid Campeador, and his wife Do\u00f1a Jimena are buried in the transept of the Cathedral.
\nEven the document \u201cCarta de Arras\u201d that Rodrigo gave to Do\u00f1a Jimena at the time of their marriage and the famous chest of the Cid are preserved in the Burgos Cathedral.
\nAs a curiosity we have to mention the Papamoscas, a character from a 16th century clock, who opens and closes his mouth every hour.<\/p>\n
\nThe exterior of the Cathedral shows the influence of the French Gothic style of the Cathedrals of Paris, Reims and Amiens, as the first architects came from the neighbouring country.
\nThe Gothic Sarmental and Coroner\u00eda doorways are also noteworthy, along with the 16th-century Pellejer\u00eda doorway.
\nThe magnificent openwork spires of the towers of the main fa\u00e7ade, built in the 15th century by Juan de Colonia, are also outstanding.
\nBook your guided tour of Burgos Cathedral.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"