Basílica de Santa María de la Asunción, Arcos de la Frontera explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Basílica Menor de Santa María de la Asunción . andalucia.org . 29 September 2018.