Cathedral, Almería
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Cathedral
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on March 27, 2004
The cathedral was built with fortified towers at each corner, cannons were placed in each towers, for use during the frequent attacks by Barbary Pirates. The city population would retreat into the cathedral at these times of trouble and the cathedral became a defensive structure for the city. In fact it has more of an appearance of a castle than a cathedral.
Also of interest at the cathedral are its two elegantly decorated renaissance portals, the wood carvings in the choir stalls and some works of art in its side chapels by artists such as Murillo, Ribera and Alonso Cano.
on April 9, 2004
on June 15, 2004
