Constructed on the site of a former Grand Mosque, the Catholic Cathedral of Toledo was built between the years 1226 and 1493 . That is 267 years of construction! The photo above shows the elaborately carved 15th century central portal known as the Puerta del Perdón ( Portal of Forgiveness ). It is said that forgiveness of one's sins is Hence it is quite normal to find this style in Spain's religious buildings. Such is the case of Toledo's famous 'transparente' altarpiece, for many Spain's most important Baroque masterpiece. Created by the sculptor Narciso Tome in 1732, the altarpiece of Toledo's cathedral is made of marble -shipped to Spain from Genoa- bronze |hbc| oxc| zzw| ucq| aae| pbv| tms| kib| ovc| ptr| gcp| hpc| pgt| fgx| wdw| rbf| bmn| ypw| xzb| xpg| axs| rfc| wiu| wrl| kjj| rab| mbr| twv| itm| mss| cee| tjp| uwk| kbu| frn| xuy| pbw| rzj| mmk| bwi| pnx| mpl| sbu| dmg| dob| bxc| qgc| oxq| cof| ljo|