The holy church cathedral santa maria metropolitan basilica; burgos; spain skp
Or cathedral of burgos; it is a cathedral temple of catholic cult dedicated to the virgin mary; in the spanish city of burgos. its construction began july 20, 1221; following french gothic patterns. figure as first architect the teacher enrique; the year 1250 is finished; this cathedral is influenced by french cathedrals. to the cathedral of burgos they were leaning chapels; cloisters and nearby churches that made it grow in size; it is a sample of the classicist gothic of the 13th century. architectural style: gothic architecture architects: juan de colonia; colony simon; juan de vallejo; juan de castaneda burials: rodrigo díaz de vivar; jimena díaz; colony