Cathedral of Toledo
Cathedral of Toledo Reviews
 Dec 26, 2007
I really enjoyed the Cathedral of Toledo because it really had some amazing art inside. They have tons of embroidery but also some beautiful oil paintings (one Raphael...that I saw and my mouth was gaping open because there it was...just...hanging inches away from my face with nothing to protect it like they have at museums). They also had some El Greco...but I really don't like his stuff very much at all. Anyway, The Cathedral has some fantastic naves and architecture and frescoes and cloisters. One could spend days...weeks...months in this place and never quite grasp it all. There is just so much there, it's hard to even take it all in. I was quite proud that Spain had such a Cathedral...especially since I'm such an Italy snob...I was expecting to go in and think "yeah, but not as good as *insert Italian city here*" but it was really actually quite impressive.
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Mar 26, 2006 The cornerstone of the Cathedral of Toledo was laid in 1226, under the reign of Ferdinand the Third and the construction was completed in 1493, the exact year Columbus reached the Americas. The high altar of the cathedral, several stories high, took 6 years to be built and was completed in 1504. It is truly a amazingly beautiful and the wooden detailing is truly stunning. It is definetly the centerpiece of the cathedral and is well worth a detailed look for it must be one of the most beautiful examples of gothic art. Most gothic cathedrals seem to have a much more understated decoration. An intricately detailed shaft of sunlight striking it through an appropriately oriented hole in the roof seems to give the impression that the whole altar is rising to heaven. Through it was added later, this whole play of light is one of the most strikingly beautiful parts of the cathedral. Anyone in Toledo should definetly pay the small entrance fee and enjoy the details of the cathedral. There is also a free entrance but it leads to a very restricted area from where most of the beauty of the cathedral goes unseen. Part of the Europe - Summer 2006 travel blog |
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Cathedral of Toledo Blogs
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Jun 21, 2007
After roaming the streets for a while we went to the cathedral of all cathedrals, named top 3 gothic cathedrals in europe . This place took 250 years to build. When you step inside its almost difficult to comprehend everything around you. amazing paintings, gold brought back from the americas from columbus incrusted on statues everywhere… Toledo Espana |
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Jan 16, 2009
cathedral - OH MY. It’s managed to somehow wipe my memory clear of all cathedrals past. A-MAZING. It had the most detailed altar I’ve seen to date, and so much gorgeous stained glass - it’s all around you making the lighting… (holy) toledo! |
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Apr 14, 2006
Jessica and Paul joined us about 3, and we continued our walking tour down near the Cathedral. We were never able to see inside this Cathedral, as it turns out it was closed for renovations. We stopped for lunch around 4 at a taberna near the Cathedral -- I had a good Castillan Stew -- meat, carrots, peas, and chorizo all served… Day 2 in Toledo |
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Feb 14, 2007
Having been to quite a lot of cathedrals and basilicas (especially that Italy trip I had gone to last 2005), most churches have become a blur to me. But this cathedral in Toledo wowed me. The halls with massive columns looks eerie amidst the ray of sunlight going through the stainglass windows… Spain: Toledo |
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Nov 17, 2007
After lunch we walk the city and end up at the Cathedral Alcazar or Primada as I noted on the maps, the main Cathedral in Toledo, which was built between 1226-1493. We walked the 4 museums and see paintings by El Greco. Mom says historians think he had a stigmatism because he painted… Arriving in Spain |
