The cathedral of teruel is a church in teruel, aragon, spain. In 1986, unesco declared the whole mudejar complex of teruel a world heritage site, which was. Mudejar art refers to a style of ornamentation and decoration used in the iberian christian. Mudejar art refers to a style of ornamentation and decoration used in the iberian christian kingdoms primarily from the th to the 15th centuries as a mixture of christian artistic trends romanesque, gothic and renaissance that incorporated as decorative motifs some constructive and stylistic techniques brought to or developed by muslims in alandalus. The city of teruel is a good example of the most representative mudejar art that can be found in aragon and spain. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Friday to tuesday during the teruel festival, vaquilla del angel december 24, 25 and 31 january 1 and 6. Teruel is the site of some of the most impressive mudejar architecture in all spain, which, with other mudejar structures in aragon, are collectively inscribed on the unesco world heritage list. Tower of the church of san salvador, teruel, aragon. All you have to do is select the type of places youd like to include restaurants, museums, etc. Mudejar art, a style which is native and unique to the history of spain, was a meeting point between christianity and islam. In 1986, unesco declared the whole mudejar complex of teruel a world heritage site, which. Our mudejar art, given world heritage status in 1986, is the pride of teruel and the legend.
This type of artarchitecture was the product of spanish and muslim styles merging. Mudejar definition of mudejar by the free dictionary. Guia turistica con hoteles, turismo rural, restaurantes, excursiones, esqui, sus pueblos y las inmobiliarias. We would like to invite you to visit our quiet, friendly town. The mudejar in castileleon has less of an andalusian influence, although it is no less spectacular. Mudejares a muslim who remained in spain after it had been reconquered by the christians in the middle ages. This art, influenced by islamic tradition, also reflects various contemporary european styles, particularly the gothic. During the th, 14th and 15th centuries, many imposing mudejarstyle towers were built in the city of teruel, changing the aspect of the city.
En algunos casos, las autoridades establecian en estos pasos diversos controles. In return for the payment of a poll tax, the mudejarsmost of whom converted to islam after the arab. Concesionario oficial ford en teruel y alcaniz motor mudejar. Pdf how to reference this article apa citation style. We have included two walks to help you explore our town, which once united christians, jews and muslims, and today shows the results of more than eight centuries of history. Mudejar architecture of aragon is an aesthetic trend in the mudejar style, which is centered in aragon and has. The bell tower is one of the best preserved mudejar towers in spain. Teruel was usatges, which also helped define their civil status.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Statcounter free web tracker and counter web analytics. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. This art, influenced by islamic tradition, also reflects various contemporary european styles. Since 1986, it has been part of the unesco heritage site mudejar architecture of aragon. Church with its mudejar tower and with its recently restored 14th century cloister. This page was last edited on 25 october 2016, at 08. Terminantemente prohibido abandonar teruel sin conocer su historia. Portan tunica negra con panuelo amarillo y cordon amarillonegro entrecruzado. Mudejar synonyms, mudejar pronunciation, mudejar translation, english dictionary definition of mudejar. Teruel cathedral simple english wikipedia, the free.
Opening times and ticket prices on the official portal for culture in spain. Teruel, explore the mudejar buildings such as the cathedral. The term mudejar refers to the muslims who continued to practise their religion and their customs in the territories that became part of christian dominions as the reconquest advanced into southern spain. Mudejar architecture of aragon videos unesco world.
Mudejar, from arabic mudajjan, permitted to remain, any of the muslims who remained in spain after the reconquista, or christian reconquest, of the iberian peninsula 11th15th century. The church of the merced possesses a mudejar tower which is a later 16th century work. The development in the 12th century of mudejar art in aragon resulted from the particular political, social and cultural conditions that prevailed in spain after the reconquista. When youre done, you can download your teruel travel guide to your phone or tablet, or print it as a pdf. Mudejar architecture of aragon unesco world heritage centre.
Mudejar led to a fusion between the incipient gothic style and the muslim influences that had been integrated with late romanesque. Teruel is considered to be the capital of aragons mudejar art. It is also a term for mudejar art, which was much influenced by islamic art, but largely produced by christian craftsmen for christian patrons. The property comprises ten religious and secular monuments in the provinces of teruel and zaragoza. The town of sahagun leon, is well worth visiting, since this is one of the early centres of this art, and is home to the churches of san lorenzo and san tirso. This is an another version of a similar decoration style. It consists of three bodies, the first two are mudejar,with a square plan on the lower one and a chamfered one in the centre. Cathedral we can admire the ceiling, the gem of teruels mudejar architecture. Every visitor who likes the beauty will enjoy watching these wonders.
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