Romanesque Churches of Zamora
Zamora, Spain
Castile and León, Spain
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A notable group of twelfth-century Romanesque churches survives largely intact throughout the city, including San Juan de Puerta Nueva, Santa María la Nueva, La Magdalena, and others, alongside the Romanesque cathedral with its distinctive ribbed dome, though some interiors have been altered over later centuries. The churches remain under the Catholic Diocese of Zamora, with several also protected as national monuments by Spanish heritage authorities. Most remain active places of worship and are open to visitors, generally without charge.
About Romanesque Churches of Zamora
Zamora's Romanesque churches were built mainly in the twelfth century, after the city's Christian resettlement during the Reconquista made it a strategic frontier stronghold on the Duero River. More than twenty such churches, including the cathedral, were raised by local parishes in a regional style featuring Byzantine-influenced domes. Together they made Zamora one of Spain's densest concentrations of Romanesque architecture.
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