Of all the remarkable cathedrals in Spain, one of the best is in León. One of the problems with late medieval church architecture was how to support the weight of the ceiling. Early on, the solution was very thick walls with very small windows. But late in the Gothic period came the wonderful development of light arches which could hold up the ceiling and provide wide open space between that could be filled with fantastic windows.
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Paul Johnson is Editor of A Luxury Travel Blog and has worked in the travel industry for more than 30 years. He is Winner of the Innovations in Travel ‘Best Travel Influencer’ Award from WIRED magazine. In addition to other awards, the blog has also been voted “one of the world’s best travel blogs” and “best for luxury” by The Daily Telegraph.
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Nice post, Paul!
We also really liked the Leon Cathedral when we visited Leon last year. It’s the most beautiful of all Spanish cathedrals, in our opinion.
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Thank you to Tom Bartel of Travel Past 50 for permission to re-produce the image.
If you have a really special photograph you would like to share with A Luxury Travel Blogs readers, please contact us.
Thank you to Tom Bartel of Travel Past 50 for permission to re-produce the image.
If you have a really special photograph you would like to share with A Luxury Travel Blogs readers, please contact us.
Nice post, Paul!
We also really liked the Leon Cathedral when we visited Leon last year. It’s the most beautiful of all Spanish cathedrals, in our opinion.