Catedral Nueva de Plasencia Monument · Plasencia, Comarca de Monfragüe y su Entorno, Cáceres Begun in 1498 in Gothic style and continued through the 16th century, it was left unfinished when the economic prosperity funding it came to an end; together with the Catedral Vieja it forms a pair of two adjoining 'half buildings', witness to the city's historical vicissitudes. Iniciada en 1498 Photo: Jesusccastillo (CC BY-SA 3.0 es) What to see and do in Plasencia