Editing Burgos (section)

===Gothic Cathedral===
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Construction on Burgos' [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] Cathedral began in 1221 and spanned mainly from the 13th to 15th centuries. It has been declared a [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]]. The Cathedral is the resting place for [[El Cid]] (the famous knight from Medieval Spain's history) and his wife Dona Jimena. The west front is flanked by towers terminating in octagonal spires covered with open stonework traceries. The middle section, which serves as an entrance, has three alabaster pilasters, the intercolumnar spaces bearing panel-pictures representing the martyrdom of saints. The façade possesses ornate and fantastic surface decoration.<ref name=Catholic/>

The octagonal chapel of the Condestable, in florid, thus highly sculpted, [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] design, has a roof finished with balustraded turrets, needle-pointed pinnacles and statues. In the lower portion, coats of arms, shields and crouching lions have been worked into the ensemble. The exterior of the sacristy is decorated with carved traceries, figures of angels and armoured knights. The elaborate [[tabernacle]] is composed of two octagonal sections in [[Corinthian style]].<ref name=Catholic/>