The Cathedral of Burgos, Spain


A cordial greeting to all the architecture and design lovers in Hive! It is a pleasure for me to stop by this community and share some of my appreciations of imposing places I have known and I always share about catholic churches, either here in Venezuela or in some city I had the opportunity to visit, as is the case today, where I will share with you a little of my experience inside the Cathedral of Burgos, in Castilla y Leon, Spain. It was a bit of an eventful visit in a day full of many attendees, so there are few good pictures that I could capture, but I wanted to share them with you...

¡Un cordial saludo a todos los amantes de la arquitectura y el diseño en Hive!. Es grato para mí pasar por esta comunidad y compartir algunas de mis apreciaciones de lugares imponentes que he conocido y casualmente siempre comparto acerca de iglesias católicas, ya sea aquí en Venezuela o en alguna ciudad que tuve la oportunidad de conocer, como es el caso de hoy, donde les compartiré un poco de mi experiencia en el interior de la Catedral de Burgos, en Castilla y león, España. Fue una visita un poco accidentada en un día lleno de muchos asistentes, así que son pocas las fotografías buenas que pude capturar, pero las quería compartir con ustedes...



Like the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela that I shared in my previous post, the Cathedral of Burgos is of gothic architecture, easy to recognize from afar, and in fact it gave me the impression that many things in the town are too, even its climate, its vegetation and even the people, at least that is the impression it gave me. That day it was very windy in Burgos and the cold was extreme, that's why I don't have so many photos of the facade, but my surprise was to enter and discover that it was colder inside than outside. The lighting was very low, although there were many lamps. Inside it felt like a big medieval castle.

Al igual que la Catedral de Santiago de Compostela que compartí en mi post anterior, la Catedral de Burgos es de arquitectura gótica, fácil de reconocer a lo lejos, y de hecho me dio la impresión de que muchas cosas en el pueblo también lo son, incluso su clima, su vegetación y hasta las personas, al menos es la impresión que me dio. Ese día había mucho viento en Burgos y el frío era extremo, por eso no tengo tantas fotos de la fachada, pero mi sorpresa fue entrar y descubrir que adentro había más frío que afuera. La iluminación era muy baja, aunque habían muchas lámparas. Dentro se sentía como un gran castillo medieval.



Despite being dark, I was pleased to discover that the white and light grays really stand out in the place, ceiling, walls and even the floor, I think it would look darker otherwise. There are many stone statues that play with the shadows and most of the doors are black with many details that can only be appreciated up close. Another color that can be seen in every corner is gold, especially in the altar, railings and crosses and even in the organ in the main aisle.

A pesar de ser oscura, fue grato para mí descubrir que el blanco y los grises claros resalta mucho en el lugar, techo, paredes y hasta el piso, creo que de no ser así se vería más oscura. Hay muchas estatuas de piedra que juegan con las sombras y la mayoría de las puertas son de color negro con muchos detalles que solo se pueden apreciar de cerca. Otro color se deja ver en cada rincón es el dorado, especialmente en el altar, rejas y cruces y hasta en el órgano del pasillo principal.



This place that you can see in the picture above is called Choir, and indeed there is a small stage, as for a choir of maximum 10 people, so it was not an option for us. It was in the middle of one of the central aisles, it has two beautiful chandeliers that are not seen in any other part of the cathedral and the color of its detailed and embossed walls is dark wood. This area was closed, so I appreciated it from the outside and never knew what that glass coffin you can see in the first photo meant, but it all looked gothic and charming.

Este lugar que pueden apreciar en la fotografía de arriba se llama Coro, y efectivamente hay una pequeña tarima, como para un coro de máximo 10 personas, así que no era opción para nosotros. Estaba en medio de uno de los pasillos centrales, tiene dos hermosas lámparas que no se aprecian en ninguna otra parte de la catedral y el color de sus paredes detallas y en relieve es de madera oscura. Esta área estaba cerrada, así que lo aprecié desde afuera y nunca supe que significaba ese ataúd de cristal que pueden ver en la primera foto, pero todo junto lucía gótico y encantador.



The art of the Burgos Cathedral is very impressive, and not only for its great quality, but also for its quantity. There are sculptures and symbolism in every corner of it, some in color and others simply in stone color. I did not have the privilege of visiting every corner, but at least you can appreciate these works that surrounded the courtyard of the Lower Cloister, an area that not everyone gets to see on a normal day. These that you can see in the five photos above were my favorites. I hope you liked this short but representative photographic tour and thank you very much for reading...

El arte de la Catedral de Burgos es muy impresionante, y no solo por su gran calidad, sino por la cantidad. Hay esculturas y simbolismos en cada rincón de la misma, algunos a color y otros simplemente en color piedra. No tuve el privilegio de visitar cada rincón, pero al menos puede apreciar estas obras que rodeaban el patio del Claustro Bajo, una zona que no todos logran ver en un día normal. Estas que pueden apreciar en las cinco fotos de arriba fueron mis preferidas. Espero les haya gustado este corto pero representativo recorrido fotográfico y muchas gracias por leer...



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Hi @jesuslnrs, the facade of the cathedral is beautiful, I love the towers and its decorations; in the midst of so much busyness you were able to take nice pictures, thanks for sharing.

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Thank you Belkys. Yes, I was able to take several pictures, not as many as I would have liked, but now that I see the post I realize that I managed to capture the essence of the place. Thank you very much for stopping by and commenting, I'm glad you liked it...

This is a very beautiful building and has religious value. What I want to ask is why is it so much colder indoors than outside? Is there no sunlight coming in? @jesuslnrs

Hi friend, thanks for commenting. I think the cold is due to two things, first that being so old it has no heating system and this trip was the first week of spring, and wow that winter still hit a little north of Spain...

The second thing is that maybe only we felt it that cold, because in my country Venezuela there are not four seasons, there is only a lot of heat throughout the year hahaha. The temperature in Spain in spring is like the most powerful version of our air conditioners, so I was very cold almost the whole trip hahaha. Thanks for commenting, I send you a sincere hug!.

I had never heard of this cathedral before, yet it is beautiful. Thank you for making this post and introducing us to this architectural work of art

If one day you have the opportunity to pass through Burgos you already know that there is an imposing cathedral waiting for you, really being in front of it is impressive my friend. Thank you very much for your comment, I appreciate it very much 🙏

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What a super beauty of architecture, I just stared at the beautiful details of the towers. How nice of you to bring it back, hug Jesus!🤗

I had saved these photographs of the interior of these cathedrals exclusively for this community. This one in Burgos and the one in Santiago de Compostela, in some ways similar, and in some ways different, but both mystical and special. Thank you very much for stopping by and reading my dear...

Saludos amigo, unas fotos impresionante de esta cátedral, que bueno pudistes apreciar está belleza.

For me it is an honor to know places like this, gifts that God gives me through music. Thank you very much for your comment brother...

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very nice, the color is also natural because brown is chosen. This building looks like it is made of clay because of its color.

That's right, it's a gothic and stunning color. I still can't believe its perfection, even though I've been and made good music in this place. Thanks for stopping by and commenting brother...

Una verdadera obra de arte esta hermosa catedral cuyas imágenes nos compartes.

That's right, these great Catholic churches in Europe are art, and this Burgos Cathedral really is one of the most significant. Thank you very much for your comment my friend...