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Church of Nuestra Señora de la O (Rota)

Rota, Costa Noroeste, Cádiz

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Church of Nuestra Señora de la O (Rota)

Monument · Rota, Costa Noroeste, Cádiz

The Iglesia Mayor Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la O, in Rota (Cádiz), is a temple built in the 16th century in Gothic-Renaissance style, with mostly Baroque furnishings, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural with the category of monument in 2002. It was built under the patronage of Rodrigo Ponce de León, 1st Duke of Arcos and lord of Rota, in Isabelline Gothic style with hints of Plateresque; the apse was closed in 1537. The bell tower, from the 17th century and rebuilt in 1744, is topped by a spire of two-tone tiles from the Triana workshop of Diego Gaytán. In the main chapel a cedar and mahogany choir from 1733-1736 is preserved, with 33 seats decorated with figures of apostles and saints.

terminada en 1537

Photo: Antonio M. Romero Dorado (Public domain)

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