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The Cathedral of San Salvador is a large Cathedral situated in the centre of Oviedo , in the Asturias region of northern Spain .

The primitive cathedral was built between 791 - 842 by order of King Alfonso II The Chaste, and the present day construction sits on the primitive IX century basilica, which was rebuilt through the XIV and XV centuries in a late Gothic style.

The architecture has elements of many époques:


  • s, the Transept and the Gothic tower finished in the XVI century. It also has the cloister, the chapter room with its choral seating (it was the old assembly room of the General Council), and the door of the Chaste King’s Chapel. The XVI century altarpiece depicts scenes from the Asturian Kings.


  • century), pantheon of the Asturian Kings.