Tag: ES – Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)

Source: Special plan for the protection and restoration of the historic city of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela looms over a large square, looking like a sooty wedding cake. Dark lichens cling to scrolled stone echoing the curves of the elaborate ironwork fence.

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A self portrait has been found at one of the world’s most famous cathedrals…

Source: Medieval stonemasons hid self portraits in secret corners of the buildings they created

Over the past 900 years, millions of pilgrims walked through Santiago de Compostela Cathedral without spotting the secret carving…

Source: A 12th-Century Mason Created a Hidden Self-Portrait in Famed Spanish Cathedral

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