Basílica de Santa María de la Asunción | |
Native Name: | Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María |
Native Language: | Spanish |
Location: | Arcos de la Frontera, Spain |
Designation1: | Spain |
Designation1 Offname: | Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María |
Designation1 Type: | Non-movable |
Designation1 Criteria: | Monument |
Designation1 Date: | 1931 |
Designation1 Number: | RI-51-0000504 |
The Basílica de Santa María de la Asunción is a church in Arcos de la Frontera, Andalusia, in southern Spain. It was built in the 15th-16th century. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.
History of this church site dates back to the 8th and 9th centuries. It was built on the remains of a former Moorish mosque. The main facade is in Gothic-Plateresque architectural style with the neoclassical tower being the newest addition.[1]