Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica of Santiago de Compostela
Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica of Santiago de Compostela
	The western façade of the Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica as seen from the Praza do Obradoiro
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic
District	Santiago de Compostela
Rite	Roman Rite
Leadership	Archbishop Francisco José Prieto Fernández
Location
Location	Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
	Shown within Spain Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (Galicia)
Geographic coordinates	42°52′50″N 08°32′40″W / 42.88056°N 8.54444°W
Architecture
Type	Metropolitan Archcathedral-Basilica
Style	Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque
Groundbreaking	1075
Completed	1211
Specifications
Direction of façade	West
Capacity	1,200
Length	100 m (330 ft)
Width	70 m (230 ft)
Height (max)	75 m (246 ft)
Spire(s)	2
	UNESCO World Heritage Site
	Official name: Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
Criteria	i, ii, vi
Designated	1985
Reference no.	320bis
	Spanish Cultural Heritage
	Official name: Catedral Igrexa Catedral Metropolitana
Designated	22 August 1896
Reference no.	(R.I.) - 51 - 0000072 - 00000
Website
	catedraldesantiago.es

The Santiago de Compostela Arch cathedral Basilica (Spanish and Galician: Catedral Basilica de Santiago de Compostela) is part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela and is an integral component of the Santiago de Compostela World Heritage Site in Galicia, Spain. The cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. It is also among the remaining churches in the world built over the tomb of an apostle, the other ones being St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, St Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India and Basilica of St. John in Izmir, Turkey.

The archcathedral basilica has historically been a place of pilgrimage on the Way of St James since the Early Middle Ages and marks the traditional end of the pilgrimage route. The building is a Romanesque structure, with later Gothic and Baroque additions.

^ "Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)". Whc.unesco.org. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
^ "Catedral Igrexa Catedral Metropolitana". Patrimonio Historico – Base de datos de bienes inmuebles (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2011.

[1] "Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)". Whc.unesco.org. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2011-01-10.

[2] "Catedral Igrexa Catedral Metropolitana". Patrimonio Historico – Base de datos de bienes inmuebles (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2011.

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