Oviedo's Cathedral Photo

Photographer’s Note

The cathedral of Oviedo is the city's most distinctive and impressive building with a tall spire that extends skywards and dominates the old town. Constructed of large, and almost white stone blocks, the cathedral makes an immediate impact with everyone who sees it as it overlooks a large square, "La plaza de la Catedral".

The history of a place of worship on this spot goes back well over 1,000 years to the days of the Visigoth empire and King Fruela. The first church to be foundered here was built in 765 AD, but it was destroyed by the Moors before the turn of the next century.

However, with the Moorish invasion of Asturias being defeated, it was not long before King Alfonso II replaced the ruin with a new church and the Basilica of San Salvador was built. This Romanesque and pre-Romanesque basilica remained for several centuries and was developed and extended before ultimately being replaced by the present day cathedral.

The "Catedral de San Salvador" is of Spanish national importance because of the many Christian relics from other churches that were saved and stored here during the time of the Moors invasion of central and southern Spain.(Asturias Tourist Guide)
This picture was taken during our visit to Oviedo last September.

Hope you like it.

Gerrit, bakes888, Cretense, Tue, sunamoon, josepmarin, jhm, Cricri, Cricri, cunejo200, riclopes, lestans, gracious, ChrisJ, PaulVDV, PixelTerror, AiresSantos, stego, danos, Floydian, swiatopelk777, leo61, isabela_sor, Charo has marked this note useful

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Gerrit (35491) 2009-05-28 0:47

Hi Emile,
Beautiful Town with some great monuments. I especially like the pre-romanesc (visigothic) churches around Oviedo that are still there but this Basilica with all its different architectural elements is a great one too.
Excellent POV and framing.
Regards, Gerrit

bakes888 (18055) 2009-05-28 1:00

Hi Emile. Very impressive with intricate detail and wonderful warm colours. Nice capture, good to see the inclusion of the people to add life and scale. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Cretense (54906) 2009-05-28 3:11

Hola Emile!

Muy impresionante foto de arquitectura , ese catedral es maravilloso! Gran encuadre y composicion, perfecto manejo de la luz, y preciosos colores! Muy buena definicion y texturas! Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

sacavem (8092) 2009-05-28 6:59

Olá Emilie,

Magnificent cathedral.TFS
The architecture on this facade is glorious. Your very sharp photo shows the detail up very clearly.
Regards,
Filipe

Tue (25608) 2009-05-28 7:15

Hi Emile,
Superb capture of this impressive cathedral. Great sharpness on the many fine details and decorations. Lovely warm colour and a nice contrast with the blue sky. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

sunamoon (5053) 2009-05-28 8:17

Hola Emile,

Estupendos colores! Es impresionante la catedral!
muy buena definición y encuadre, recogiendo todo el ambiente de alrededor de la catedral, buen equilibrio de la luz!
Buen trabajo!

Un abrazo,
Elena

Paul57 (1631) 2009-05-28 10:03

Hi Emile,
Yes, this certainly is an impressive building and you were able to capture all of its beauty. Perfect lighting, a gorgeous blue sky, and a great photographer and voilà!! TFS
Have a great day
Paul

josepmarin (33591) 2009-05-28 11:06

Hola querido amigo Emile,
bella toma de esta Catedral que no conozco, pero que tiene una gran elegancia y una fantástica arquitectura. La luz con un ángulo bajo y los tonos cálidos sobre su fachada le dan un aspecto imponente, acentuado por este encuadre mirando hacia arriba que recorta sus líneas sobre el cielo y las nubes.
Bonito trabajo.
Un fuerte abrazo y cariños para tí y para Rosa,
Pili y Josep

jhm (81719) 2009-05-28 11:21

Hello Emile,

I like the lovely colours of the church.
Very impressive with intricate detail and wonderful warm colours
Sharpness and clarity are superb and good presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

TopGeo (21423) 2009-05-28 11:37

Hello Emile,

I like the lovely colours of the Cathedral.A composition that impresses for the frame the architecture the colours of sky Beautifully the presence of persons gives the metre of comparison
Compliments
Georgios

Cricri (42835) 2009-05-28 12:36

Hola Emile
Une très belle cathédrale riche en détails et couleurs
très bien présenter sous une belle lumière, bele image
Merçi beaucoup pour être passé sur "4 ans sur TE", aussi d'avoir écrit en français, de vos mots gentils qui m'on fait énormément plaisir, vous êtes un grand ami pour moi
Passez une très belle fin de semaine
cricri

barrufeto_77 (25615) 2009-05-28 23:27

Hola fiera.

Tremenda foto. Me encanta. Los colores y el cielo por detrás te han quedado geniales y, además, la gente, le da un muy bonito dinamismo.

Un abrazo!

cunejo200 (7157) 2009-05-29 3:44

Hello Emile,
superb colors and sharpness on this image. It is well exposed and composed. You have all the right ingredients to support this gorgeous cityscape. Well done and best regards...Danilo

riclopes (32865) 2009-05-29 3:45

Hola Emile, this is a very imposing architecture and I imagine it wasn't easy to include it all in one picture. The result is however quite atractive, specially with that lovely sky around the tower. But I like also the inclusion of the people walking around in foreground giving the context we need. Very nice work.
Un abrazo e bueno fin de semana,
ricardo

emilbo (9139) 2009-05-29 9:53

Salut mon ami Emile,
Impressionnante vue de la Cathédrale bien présentée dans toute sa splendeur et bien mise en valeur par le bel éclairage qui nous permet de bien voir les détails. L'architecture est superbe et belle harmonie de couleurs avec le beau ciel.
Tous mes compliments à vous deux.
Emilius

*** Je croyais que dimanche dernier était le dernier du mois, alors Bonne Fêtes des Mères à nouveau à ton épouse, chez-nous c'est le deuxième dimanche de mai.

lestans (15406) 2009-05-29 9:59

Hi Emile!!
Interesting church here, and useful note. I like also to see many people and no cars alking there, in a sunny day.
Ciao!!

Livia

gracious (20017) 2009-05-29 19:26

Hola Dr.Emile,
Thank you so much for this beautiful image of the great cathedral fully captured inside the shot even with it's awesome height!
I loved the warm colour also the great details in every part of it! good contrast against the blue sky as well!
my warmest regards
saludos
Tony

ChrisJ (69588) 2009-05-29 21:37

Hi Emile

Attractive warm cold colour contrasts, with excellent sharpness, & good framing of the cathedral. Tfs!

PaulVDV (5052) 2009-05-30 15:25

Hello Emile,
Very beautiful architecture on that busy 'Plaza de la Catedral'. The picture is excellent sharp and shows well the fantastic architectural details and decorations. Specially the tower is wonderful.
Best regards, Paul

ElAprendiz (7370) 2009-05-30 16:05

Hola amigo Emile:

El tamaño de las personas nos permiten detallar lo majestuoso de esta catedral. Bella obra de arquitectura, encuadrada en una magnifica postal, adecuado manejo de la luz, y preciosas tonalidades.

Especial saludo desde Colombia, John

PixelTerror (86032) 2009-05-31 3:37

Hola Emile,
Pleasant cathedral with warm structures under this light, it provids convenient off centering thanks to its shape !
Have a nice sunday JY

AiresSantos (41400) 2009-05-31 7:24

Hola Emile
Beautiful vivid colours and contrast in this fine picture of Oviedo's Cathedral
Excellent details, very well framed and one
Have a nice Sunday
Aires

stego (22336) 2009-05-31 9:47

Hola amigo Emile,
Una toma impresionante, que hace justicia a la grandiosidad elegante de esa catedral que me parece original (desgraciadamente solo conozco Oviedo de verla desde la autopista), por su perfil algo piramidal. Me gusta mucho tu perspectiva y los colores cálidos, que hacen un lindo contraste con el cielo.
Un fuerte abrazo,
José

danos (31716) 2009-05-31 13:35

Hola Emile,
what a great presentation of the cathedral of Oviedo! I like the bell tower that is outlined against the blue sky and the light is enchasing the colors.Well done.

Have a nice week,Danos

Floydian (30970) 2009-06-01 23:12

Hola Emile,

Impressive architecture and i have no problems that there are people inside the framing. They give scaling and make the cathedral even more impressive on his height. The red/brown colour toning is very nice, just as the blue sky in contrast to it, but please be careful with over-sharpening, i see jagged lines across the rooftiles...

Regards,

Henk

swiatopelk777 (7682) 2009-06-02 0:30

Hi Emile!
Wonderful cathedral, amazing tower. Good perspective. Original work.
Greetings from Poland!

leo61 (42868) 2009-06-02 13:16

Hi Emile!
Good shot of this nice church!Colors ,light and sharpness are great And I like the contrast with this nice,partly clouded sky.
Regards,Leo

Angshu (33318) 2009-06-03 0:25

Hola Emile
Superb architecture of the majestic cathedral which 'rules' the place, dominating the surroundings. You've got good light which provides fine contrast of the stone colours with the blue sky. The sharpness & crispness is excellent. Good work!
Best Regards
Angshu

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Charo (31651) 2009-06-16 17:29

Hola Emile,
Veo que no te perdiste de ver esta bonita catedral de Oviedo, una ciudad que a mi me gusta mucho y en la que viví durante unos meses.
Excelente la perspectiva con un gran contraste con el cielo.
Un fuerte abrazo,
Charo