Capilla Mayor, Cathedral of the Incarnation, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Ciborium (ciborio siloesco), in the altar of The Capilla Mayor, built in 1525 by Diego Siloe and completed in 1704, in Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Add to Lightbox Download

Filename: LC14_GRANADA_MC197.jpg
Copyright: © Manuel Cohen
Image Size: 3744x5616 / 6.1MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 16th century 17th century al-andalus al-andaluz Andalucia Andalucian Andalusia Andalusian andaluz architectural architecture Baroque belief building canopy capilla mayor Catedral de Granada cathedral Cathedral of the Incarnation catholic catholicism christian christianity church ciborium color color image colour colour image Diego Siloe Europe European faith gilded gilt Granada Cathedral Granadan School of Sculpture heritage history Iberia Iberian Peninsula image indoors inside interior religion religious Renaissance sacred Santa Iglesia Catedral Metropolitana de la Encarnacion de Granada sculpture seat Southern Europe Southern European Spain Spanish statue tourism travel UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site vertical
Contained in galleries: Granada, Spain

Ciborium (ciborio siloesco), in the altar of The Capilla Mayor, built in 1525 by Diego Siloe and completed in 1704, in Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen