Cathedral

Church of Santa María la Real del Sar

Santiago de Compostela · A Coruña

Church of Santa María la Real del Sar, cathedral en Santiago de Compostela

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The Church of Santa María a Real do Sar (Galician: Igrexa de Santa María a Real do Sar) is a church located in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1895 and part of the UNESCO Heritage Site "Routes of Santiago de Compostela" since 1993. It is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture in the city, along with the cathedral. Construction began in the middle of the 12th century and was likely completed in the early 13th century. The workshop that completed the church and the cloister shows a clear influence of Master Mateo. It is also notable for its leaning walls, due to its construction on marshy ground on the banks of the Sar river, which flows past Santiago. In the 18th century, to prevent the building from collapsing, a pair of buttresses were erected on either side, which went on to become one of the most striking features of the structure. References See also List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of A Coruña

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Facts

What it is Colexiata · Monumento

Style Arte románica

Dedicated to Santa María

Part of Camiño de Santiago francés na provincia da Coruña

Walls Stone

Protected as Parte dun sitio do Patrimonio da Humanidade · Ben de Interese Cultural

Catalogue ref. RI-51-0000071

Elevation here ≈ 209 m · Terrain Tiles

Nearest town Santiago de Compostela, 1.2 km away

Way of St James Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros, 99 m away

People in the municipality 100,842 (2025) · IGE

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