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Cathedral of Santa María de la Huerta de Tarazona

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Cathedral of Santa María de la Huerta de Tarazona

Monument · Tarazona, Tarazona y el Moncayo, Zaragoza

Cathedral of Santa María de la Huerta of Tarazona (Zaragoza), whose construction began in the 12th century and which was consecrated in 1232. It combines Gothic, Mudejar, Renaissance and Baroque styles, and is one of the few Mudejar cathedrals in Spain. The cloister, of quadrangular plan, was built in brick and plaster in Mudejar style during the 16th century, and the dome (cimborio) was the work of Juan Lucas Botero between 1543 and 1545. Declared a Monumento Histórico Artístico (a former heritage-protection category) in 1931 and today a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), it remained closed for worship from 1985 due to serious structural problems until it reopened on 20 April 2011.

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