Tui Cathedral

Tui Cathedral

The Tui Cathedral is a late-Romanesque and Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in the Tui region of Galicia, Spain. It is located at Plaza de San Fernando in the center of the town.

Construction began in the 12th century and the North portal and layout derive from this age. The main facade (1225) however is of a later Gothic style. The main chapel located in the choir was completed in 1699 by Castro Canseco. The interior has a large prominent retablo de la Expectacion, and a large altar of relics in the Chapel of the Relics. The cloister is in Gothic style.[1]

References

  1. Diocese of Tui-Vigo Archived 2015-08-27 at the Wayback Machine., entry on church.

Coordinates: 42°02′46″N 8°38′41″W / 42.0461°N 8.6447°W / 42.0461; -8.6447

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