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Church of Santa María de Alaejos

Alaejos, Tierra de Medina, Valladolid

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Church of Santa María de Alaejos

Monument · Alaejos, Tierra de Medina, Valladolid

A 16th-century Renaissance church whose brick tower reaches 64 metres and can be seen from across the surrounding countryside. Built in brick with lime and gypsum mortar, it combines Renaissance, Mudéjar and Baroque elements: it has three naves with ribbed vaults decorated in gold and polychromy by Francisco Martínez, and two Mudéjar timber roofs cover the transept and the main chapel. The tower, from the 18th century, is topped by a body resembling a minaret. It preserves a plateresque choir carved in wood and, in the main altarpiece dedicated to the Assumption, the design of Esteban Jordán. Declared a national Monumento Histórico-Artístico (a heritage-protection category that preceded today's BIC designation) in 1931, it today houses the inter-parish museum of sacred art, with metalwork, sculptures and paintings, including two canvases by Luca Giordano.

Photo: José-Manuel Benito (CC BY-SA 2.5)

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