Christianity
Catedral de Santa María de Burgos
Burgos Cathedral
“Gothic lace rising above the horizon of the meseta”
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Photo: Jebulon · CC0
Scenes
Meaning
Two spires rise like lacework into the pale sky, and beneath the star-shaped lantern tower, cool light settles into the nave.
Burgos Cathedral is honored as a masterwork of Spanish Gothic, begun in the thirteenth century and brought to completion over hundreds of years. Pilgrims on the Camino Francés have long passed through this city as they cross the Castilian plain, and the cathedral was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
Field notes
- Location
- Burgos · Castile and León · N42.3° · W3.7°
- Best time
- Late afternoon, when light slants in through the lantern tower.
- Getting there
- In the heart of Burgos's old town, a short walk from the Camino.
- Etiquette
- Keep quiet during services and photograph only where invited.
Sources
- · UNESCO World Heritage
- · Encyclopaedia Britannica
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