Spanish Gothic architecture

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León Cathedral, a fine example of Gothic architecture in Spain

Spanish Gothic architecture is the style of architecture prevalent in Spain in the Late Medieval period.

The Gothic style started in Spain as a result of Central European influence in the twelfth century when late Romanesque alternated with few expressions of pure Gothic architecture. The High Gothic arrives with all its strength via the pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James, in the thirteenth century. Some of the most pure Gothic cathedrals in Spain, closest related to the German and French Gothic, were built at this time.

In some cases the Gothic style was built and decorated with

Catholic Monarchs, that predicated a slow transition to Renaissance architecture
.

Sequence of Gothic styles in Spain

Ages of the main Gothic elements in many Spanish cathedrals.

The designations of styles in Spanish Gothic architecture are as follows. Dates are approximate.

  • Early Gothic (12th century)
  • High Gothic (13th century)
  • Mudéjar Gothic (from the 13th to the 15th centuries)
  • Levantino Gothic
    (14th century)
  • Valencian Gothic (14th and 15th century)
  • Catalan Gothic
  • Flamboyant/Late Gothic (15th century)
  • Isabelline Gothic
    (15th century)
  • Plateresque Gothic (15th century)

Examples

Early Gothic

High Gothic

Mudéjar Gothic

Valencian Gothic

Balearic Gothic

Catalan Gothic

Flamboyant/Late Gothic

  • Cathedral of Oviedo
  • Cathedral of Sevilla
  • Cathedral of Segovia
  • Chapel of the Condestable, Cathedral of Burgos
  • New Cathedral
    in Salamanca

Isabelline Gothic

Modern Spanish Gothic

Gallery

See also

References

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