Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)' has mentioned 'Cathedral' in the following places:
Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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The cathedral borders the main plaza of the old and well-preserved city. | WIKI |
[6] To honour St. James, the cathedral was built on the spot where his remains were said to have been found. | WIKI |
Across the square is the Pazo de Raxoi (Raxoi's Palace), the town hall, and on the right from the cathedral steps is the Hostal dos Reis Catxc3xb3licos, founded in 1492 by the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand II of Aragon, as a pilgrims' hospice (now a parador). | WIKI |
The Obradoiro faxc3xa7ade of the cathedral, the best known, is depicted on the Spanish euro coins of 1 cent, 2 cents, and 5 cents (xe2x82xac0.01, xe2x82xac0.02, and xe2x82xac0.05). | WIKI |
Radiating from the centre of the city, the historic cathedral is surrounded by paved granite streets, tucked away in the old town, and separated from the newer part of the city by the largest of many parks throughout the city, Parque da Alameda. | WIKI |
Interior of the Cathedral. | WIKI |
The Library and the Chapter at the Cathedral, Collotype 1889 | WIKI |
Portico da Groria, old faxc3xa7ade of the Romanesque cathedral, 12th century | WIKI |
Sepulcher of king Ferdinand II (d. 1187), in the Royal Pantheon of the cathedral | WIKI |
[24] After the centre of Asturian political power moved from Oviedo to Lexc3xb3n in 910, Compostela became more politically relevant, and several kings of Galicia and of Lexc3xb3n were acclaimed by the Galician noblemen and crowned and anointed by the local bishop at the cathedral, among them Ordoxc3xb1o IV in 958,[25] Bermudo II in 982, and Alfonso VII in 1111, by which time Compostela had become capital of the Kingdom of Galicia. | WIKI |
Later, 12th-century kings were also sepulchered in the cathedral, namely Fernando II and Alfonso IX, last of the Kings of Lexc3xb3n and Galicia before both kingdoms were united with the Kingdom of Castile. | WIKI |
The excavations conducted in the cathedral during the 19th and 20th centuries uncovered a Roman cella memoriae or martyrium, around which grew a small cemetery in Roman and Suevi times which was later abandoned. | WIKI |
The cathedral, considered as a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture, keeps the remarkable Pxc3xb3rtico de la Gloria, a jewel of the medieval sculpture. | UNESCO |
However, the authentic symbol of the city is the Baroque western faxc3xa7ade of the cathedral, which forms one of the sides of the square of Obradoiro, one of the worldxc2xb4s most beautiful urban areas. | UNESCO |
Criterion (i): Around its cathedral, which is a world renowned masterpiece of Romanesque art, Santiago de Compostela conserves a valuable historic centre, known as one of Christianityxc2xb4s greatest holy cities. | UNESCO |
In terms of management challenges, Santiago de Compostela is facing the pressures of mass tourism, which produces overcrowding around the cathedral and provokes changes in traditional commercial activities. | UNESCO |