Church of Vera Cruz

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The Church of Vera Cruz is a distinctive Romanesque church in Segovia, Spain, renowned for its unusual dodecagonal floor plan and association with medieval military orders.

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Church of Vera Cruz canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romanesque church ⓘ
church building ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Knights Templar ⓘ
Order of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ
constructionEndCentury 13th century ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 13th century ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
dedicatedTo True Cross ⓘ
denomination Catholic ⓘ
estimatedCompletionYear 1208 ⓘ
floorPlanShape dodecagonal ⓘ
hasApseOrientation east ⓘ
hasFeature Romanesque portal ⓘ
apse ⓘ
central aedicule ⓘ
gallery on upper level ⓘ
stone masonry ⓘ
hasFloorPlan centralized plan ⓘ
hasInteriorLayout central space surrounded by ambulatory ⓘ
hasNumberOfSides 12 ⓘ
hasOrientation east–west ⓘ
hasPlanType polygonal church ⓘ
hasTower yes ⓘ
hasUse place of worship ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry Spain ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1919 ⓘ
heritageDesignationType monument ⓘ
locatedIn Castile and León ⓘ
Province of Segovia ⓘ
linked to: Segovia Province

Segovia ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
locatedOn hill outside Segovia city walls ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
near Alcázar of Segovia ⓘ
Segovia aqueduct ⓘ
linked to: Segovia Aqueduct
notableFor Romanesque architecture in Castile and León ⓘ
association with medieval military orders ⓘ
unusual dodecagonal floor plan ⓘ
overlooks city of Segovia ⓘ
linked to: Segovia
region Castile and León ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Segovia → hasLandmark → Church of Vera Cruz ⓘ