The church of St Mary at Mount Naranco (Spanish: Iglesia de Santa María del Naranco) is a Roman Catholic church in Oviedo, northern Spain. It was built in 848 as a royal palace for King Ramiro I of Asturias.[1] It was changed into a church during the 13th century.[2] Santa María church is an example of Asturian pre-Romanesque architecture.[3] In 1985 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.[4] It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1885.[5] The Church of St Mary at Mount Naranco was one of 100 finalists for the 12 Treasures of Spain in 2007.[6]
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- ↑ Agnieszka Drewno; et al, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Northern Spain (New York: DK Publishing, 2009), p. 92
- ↑ James Maxwell Anderson, Spain, 1001 Sights: An Archaeological and Historical Guide (Calgary, Canada: University of Calgary Press; London: Robert Hale, 1991), p. 136
- ↑ Agnieszka Drewno; et al, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Northern Spain (New York: DK Publishing, 2009), p. 38
- ↑ Policy and Law in Heritage Conservation, ed. Robert Pickard (New York; London: Spon Press, 2001), p. 269
- ↑ Database of protected buildings (movable and non-movable) of the Ministry of Culture of Spain. (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Lista de 100 finalistas de Nuestros 12 Tesoros de España". Sobreturismo.es. 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
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