| Bilbao Cathedral | |
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| Cathedral Basilica of Saint James | |
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 Bilbao Cathedral | |
| 43°15′25″N2°55′26″W / 43.25694°N 2.92389°W /43.25694; -2.92389 | |
| Location | Bilbao |
| Address | 1, Done Jakue Plazatxoa |
| Country | Spain |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | catedralbilbao |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Dedication | James the Great |
| Dedicated | 30 December 1955 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic,Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 14th Century |
| Completed | 15th Century |
| Specifications | |
| Nave height | 22.5 m (74 ft) |
| Tower height | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Bells | 11 |
| Administration | |
| Metropolis | Burgos |
| Diocese | Bilbao |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop | Joseba Segura Etxezarraga |
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| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
| Designated | 2015(39thsession) |
| Part of | Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain |
| Reference no. | 669bis-010 |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 3 June 1931 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0001010 |
TheCathedral Basilica of Saint James (Spanish:Basílica Catedral de Santiago;Basque:Done Jakue Basilika-Katedrala) is aCatholiccathedral inBilbao, Spain. It is dedicated to theapostleJames the Great, by virtue of being a point of transit for the pilgrims that followed theNorthern Way of theCamino de Santiago. In 2015, it was declared aUNESCO World Heritage Site together several other buildings along the route.[1]
The temple was originally built between the 14th and 15th centuries as the city's main parish church, and as such, it is one the oldest extant buildings in Bilbao. It was built on the site of a previous temple with its origins probably date to well before the foundation of the city in 1300, when Bilbao was little more than a small enclave of fishermen. In 1819, it was declared aminor basilica. The tower with spire and west portico, designed by local architectSeverino de Achúcarro, were concluded in 1887.[2] It was elevated to cathedral status on 30 December 1955, after theRoman Catholic Diocese of Bilbao was officially created.[3]
Architecturally, the present building is a mixture of styles: from the 15th centuryGothic of the cloister and the main vault, where of special interest are the cloister and the beautiful portal that gives accessCorreo street (Puerta del Angel), to the ostentatiousGothic Revival façade and bell tower. A curious custom is the addition of stone carvings of local merchants along the buttresses of the main vault.
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