Cádiz
Plaza de la Catedral and the Cathedral
One of Cadiz's most famous landmarks is its cathedral. It sits on the site of an older cathedral, completed in 1260, which burned down in 1596. The reconstruction, which was not started until 1776, was supervised by the architect Vicente Acero, who had also built the Granada Cathedral. Acero left the project and was succeeded by several other architects. As a result, this largely Baroque-style cathedral was built over a period of 116 years, and, due to this drawn-out period of construction, the cathedral underwent several major changes to its original design. Though the cathedral was originally intended to be a baroque edifice, it contains rococo elements, and was completed in the neoclassical style. Its chapels have many paintings and relics from the old cathedral and monasteries from throughout Spain.--> <!--  Cathedral of Cadiz is the episcopal seat of diocese of Cadiz, in Spain.] begin to construct in 1722] and not finish until the 28 November 1838. It receives the name of “Santa Cruz on the Sea” although the gaditanos demominan “New Cathedral” in contrast to the Old Cathedral (of Santa Cruz) sent to construct by [[Alfonso X the Wise person. It is located in the Seat of the Cathedral and is visible from almost any point of the city. It as much has schedule of visits for the interior of the recint like for the Tower of the West. The same entrance to cathedral serves to accede to the Cathedral Museum, located in Plaza Fray Felix next to the Old Cathedral. ==Historia== is a religious building of great proportions that was begun to construct according to project of the architect Vicente Steel in 1722. Steel left the project in 1739 and position became of works Gaspar Cayón, passing in 1757 to its nephew Torcuato Cayón. After its death in 1783, happens [to him [Miguel Olive]] until 1790, date in which [begins to direct to the work [Manuel Machuca]]. Finally from 1832 to its conclusion the works directs to them Juan Daura. In the 116 years that its construction took, one sees the different change of style and tastes of architect s, explains the mixture of styles, basically three: baroque, neoclásico Rococo and (?). The materials that were used very were varied due to the different economic crises from which it had to in front make the city during the period of construction, therefore marble can be observed genovés for the different altars and doors, limestone stone and ostionera stone for the outer walls. He was Fray bishop Domingo de Silos who blessed in 1838. Because of the delay of works, many parts of the temple were exposed to the rigors of the time. This and the same situation of the building next to the sea has caused a disease in the stone that causes that this one is crumbled little by little; it is for that reason that the vaults of the temple are covered by networks that avoid  the rubble fall to the ground. ==Características== the cover is a conjunction of concave and convex forms, characteristic of the baroque style. The towers that rise on both sides of the cover culminate in form of astronomical observatory; it is an exceptional fact that the Cathedral of Cadiz has bell towers of such height, since the construction of such structures was prohibited by the Borbones, when constituting a easy target for the enemy. [Has plant of [Latin cross]] and three ships, being delimited the space by sets of columns. The greater altar consists of templete of neoclassic style dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. In all the perimeter of the temple chapels (that at the moment of the construction were dedicated to lodge the necessary factories for the work of the temple) dedicated to the figure of the Ecce Homo (builds of “the Sheave”) or to the patronos of the city are observed; San Servando and San Germán, among others. One of these chapels lodges the monumental Safekeeping of silver, builds of Enrique de Arfe, that contains the Sagrada Forma in the festividad of Corpus Christi. It is possible to emphasize the two marble figures of San Pedro and San Pablo who is next to the entrance of the two smaller doors of cathedral. On the fore door are footpaths statues of the patronos saints of the city of Cadiz, San Servando and San Germán. It has several cupolas, emphasizing two; the greater cupola composed by a drum and the own cupola are based on pechinas and in his outside it is covered with golden tiles that during the day reflect rays of the Sun. Contiguous to this one another cupola of smaller dimensions is, located on the greater altar. Another smaller cupola is located on a dedicated room to keep different relics and rest. Under the greater altar is cripta, located under the level of the sea where Manuel de Falla is buried gaditanos illustrious personages like (??) and Jose Maria Pemán. An interesting element of cathedral is its choir; it is located in center, before the greater altar. True works of art are the ashlar masonry of the choir and both organs that it has. The Cathedral of Cadiz has an extensive musical file of the old Musical Chapel, with works of composers like Padilla, Garci'a Fajer or Delgado. At the moment an intention exists to recover of the forgetfulness all these works that, in most of the cases, only touched the day of their opening for the offices. ==Enlaces externos== * *  *  Aerial Erioll world.svg Vista of the Cathedral and the environs in Wikimapia   -->