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Collegiate church of Santa María la Mayor (Toro)

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It was begun around 1170 and was finished in the mid-13th century. Two different directors of the work have been identified, according to the different types of stone used (limestone in the old sections,
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in Spain, the church of Santa María la Mayor is inspired by the
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plan, with a nave and two aisles, with a transept over whose
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One of the most characteristic examples of transitional
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13th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain
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History of medieval Arabic and Western European domes
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together with those in the cathedrals of Salamanca,
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Collegiate church

Toro
province of Zamora
Spain
Marian devotion
Romanesque architecture
Cathedral of Zamora
Old Cathedral of Salamanca
León
Plasencia
sandstone
barrel vaults
basilica
crossing
hendecagonal
dome
Sancho IV of Castile and León

Flemish
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Isabella I of Castile
History of medieval Arabic and Western European domes
Page at castillosnet
41°31′12″N 5°23′40″W / 41.52000°N 5.39444°W / 41.52000; -5.39444
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13th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain
Collegiate churches in Spain
Romanesque architecture in Castile and León

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