Photographer’s Note
Santa María del Naranco is an Asturian pre-Romanesque church situated 3 km (1.86 miles) from Oviedo, northern Spain. Ramiro I of Asturias ordered it to be built as a royal palace as part of a larger complex that also incorporated the nearby church of San Miguel de Lillo, 100 meters away. It was completed in 848 A.D. Its structural features, as the barrel vault with transverse ribs corresponding one to one to contraforts at the exterior, make it a clear precursor of the Romanesque construction. The exterior decorations, as well as the use of stilted arches mark the intended verticality of the composition. It was converted into a church at the end of the 13th century.
It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in December 1985.
Tomorrow, San Miguel de Lillo
Have a nice day!
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(853) 2009-05-19 20:42
Muy interesante esa iglesia. Me gustaran la textura e los colores oscuros de la construcción. Bonito paisaje también. Congratulaciones y saludos de Brasil.
Charo
(31651) 2009-06-28 7:11
Hola Alberto,
Aquí la luz jugaba en tu contra, no obstante conseguiste buena claridad y detalles. Es raro no ver gente por ahí, cuando yo estuve era casi imposible sacar una foto sin que hubiera alguien por allí.
Un abrazo,
Charo
Photo Information
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Copyright: Alberto Munoz (glasscafe)
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- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2009-05-15
- Categories: Nature
- Exposure: f/11, 1/350 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2009-05-19 5:06
