Church of the True Cross, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain

Western portal, Iglesia Vera Cruz (Church of the True Cross), 13th century, Road to Zamarramala, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. Constructed by the Knights Templar to house a fragment of the True Cross, consecrated, 1208. Romanesque 12-sided polygonal building broken to the east by the triple apse and to the south by the tower. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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© Manuel Cohen

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12-sided 13th century architectural architecture Castile Castile and Leon Castilla y Leon Catholic Catholicism Christian christianity church Church of the True Cross color color image colour colour image culture detail door doorway Europe European exterior heritage horizontal Iberia Iberian Iglesia Vera Cruz image knights Knights Templar mediaeval medieval middle age Middle Ages no people nobody outdoors outside photograph photography portal religion religious Roman Catholic Roman Catholicism Romanesque Segovia shrine Southern Southern Europe Southern European Spain Spanish templar tourism tourist attraction travel True Cross twelve-sided UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Castile and Leon (Segovia, Avila), Spain