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The stone that built the cathedral

Hontoria de la Cantera, Burgos (Alfoz), Burgos

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The stone that built the cathedral

Curiosity · Hontoria de la Cantera, Burgos (Alfoz), Burgos

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From these quarries, worked since the beginning of the Christian era, came the white limestone, workable and resistant to the weather, with which the cathedral of Burgos, the Casa del Cordón and the Arco de Santa María were built.

Photo: Ecelan (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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