Cathedral



Designed at the peak of the Spanish Rennesiance. In 1529 Diego de Siloé outlined the Renaissance lines of this building upon its Gothic foundations, with a triforium and five naves instead of the usual three. Most unusually, he created a circular capilla mayor rather than a semicircular apse, perhaps inspired by Italian ideas for circular 'perfect buildings'. Within its structure the cathedral combines other orders of architecture. It took 181 years for the cathedral to be built. The Cathedral was built on the site of the former Mosque. The site of the former Mosque has since been replaced by four buildings.