Santa María del Naranco

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Santa María del Naranco is a pre-Romanesque former royal palace-turned-church near Oviedo in Asturias, Spain, renowned as one of the finest examples of Asturian medieval architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
church ⓘ
former royal palace ⓘ
pre-Romanesque building ⓘ
architecturalStyle Asturian pre-Romanesque ⓘ
associatedWith Asturian art ⓘ
San Miguel de Lillo ⓘ
builder King Ramiro I of Asturias ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf Ramiro I of Asturias ⓘ
completionDate 848 ⓘ
constructionStart 9th century ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
currentFunction church ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
elevation hillside location above Oviedo ⓘ
floorCount 2 ⓘ
hasHeritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria (ii) ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criteria (iv) ⓘ
hasLevel lower hall ⓘ
upper hall ⓘ
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
Kingdom of Asturias ⓘ
locatedIn Asturias ⓘ
Oviedo ⓘ
locatedNear Oviedo ⓘ
locatedOn southern slope of Mount Naranco ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
notableFeature barrel vaults ⓘ
decorative blind arcades ⓘ
external staircases ⓘ
large open loggias ⓘ
sculpted capitals ⓘ
stone reliefs with geometric motifs ⓘ
triple-arched windows ⓘ
orientation east–west ⓘ
originalFunction royal palace hall ⓘ
partOf Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias ⓘ
region Principality of Asturias ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roofType gabled roof ⓘ
significance key monument of early medieval architecture in Spain ⓘ
one of the finest examples of Asturian pre-Romanesque architecture ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 312 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1985 ⓘ
usedAsChurchSince 12th century ⓘ
visitorAttraction tourist site in Asturias ⓘ

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Oviedo → hasHeritageSite → Santa María del Naranco ⓘ
Asturian Christians → significantSite → Santa María del Naranco ⓘ
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias → includes → Church of San Salvador de San Salvador de Naranco (Santa María del Naranco complex) ⓘ
linked to: Santa María del Naranco
San Miguel de Lillo → nearbySite → Santa María del Naranco ⓘ