Title
Holy Door or Door of Pardon.
Caption
Santiago de Compostela, La Coruna province, Galicia, Spain. The Cathedral. Holy Door or Door of Pardon (1611). It is only opened in Jubilee Years. The niches contain the image of St. James and his disciples Athanasius and Theodore at his side (Baroque style). On the bottom and sides of the door were placed 24 figures of prophets and apostles coming from the old stone choir of Master Mateo (Romanesque style). East facade, architectural detail.
Date
2007
Credit line
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Reference
UMG21A16_113
License type
Rights managed
Available size
34,9Mb (2,1Mb) / 9,4in x 14,4in / 2818 x 4329 (300dpi)