6481 x 4321 px | 54,9 x 36,6 cm | 21,6 x 14,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
31 ottobre 2009
Ubicazione:
Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Altre informazioni:
Foundations for the church were laid by the architect Egas starting from 1518 to 1523 atop the site of the city's main mosque; by 1529, Egas was replaced by Diego de Siloé who labored for nearly four decades on the structure from ground to cornice, planning the triforium and five naves instead of the usual three. Most unusually, he created a circular capilla mayor rather than a semicircular apse. It took 181 years for the cathedral to be built. Subsequent architects included Juan de Maena (1563-1571), followed by Juan de Orea (1571-1590), and Ambrosio de Vico (1590-?). In 1667 Alonso Cano, working with Gaspar de la Peña, altered the initial plan for the main façade, introducing Baroque elements.
