- Santa María de Regla de León Cathedral is a Catholic church, the episcopal see of the diocese of León in the city of León, Castile and León, north-western Spain...
- The cathedral is Gothic in style and draws its inspiration from the cathedral of Rheims, with a floor plan reduced from the original by 1/3.
- León Cathedral exceptionally illustrates the Antigua Guatemala Baroque architectural style and, in its combination of Spanish art and regional features...
- Covering an entire block in León’s city center, the Cathedral of León (Basílica Catedral de la Asunción) is impossible to miss.
- León Cathedral is an exemplary representation of colonial Baroque architecture with Neoclassical influences.
- The present incarnation of León Cathedral was begun by Bishop Martin Fernandez, with funds from King Alfonso the Wise, in 1255 over the ruins of 2nd-century...
- León Cathedral was built on the site of previous Roman baths of the 2nd century.
- The Pulchra Leonina, a Latin appellation that defines the cathedral as beautiful, it was started in the 12th century an intended to be the largest cathedral of the...
- The general description on the UNESCO website mentions that León cathedral houses, among other works of art, a Flemish wooden altarpiece dating from the...
- Leon Cathedral is without a doubt one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Spain (all together with the ones in Burgos, Salamanca, and Toledo).