when was catedral de santiago de compostela built
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Construction of the present cathedral began in 1075 under the reign of Alfonso VI of Castile ( 1040 -- 1109 ) and the patronage of bishop Diego Peláez . It was built according to the same plan as the monastic brick church of Saint Sernin in Toulouse , probably the greatest Romanesque edifice in France . It was built mostly in granite . Construction was halted several times and , according to the Liber Sancti Iacobi , the last stone was laid in 1122 . But by then , the construction of the cathedral was certainly not finished . The cathedral was consecrated in 1211 in the presence of king Alfonso IX of Leon . 
Construction of the present cathedral began in 1075 under the reign of Alfonso VI of Castile ( 1040 -- 1109 ) and the patronage of bishop Diego Peláez . It was built according to the same plan as the monastic brick church of Saint Sernin in Toulouse , probably the greatest Romanesque edifice in France . It was built mostly in granite . Construction was halted several times and , according to the Liber Sancti Iacobi , the last stone was laid in 1122 . But by then , the construction of the cathedral was certainly not finished . The cathedral was consecrated in 1211 in the presence of king Alfonso IX of Leon .
Construction of the present Santiago de Compostela cathedral began in 1075. Construction was halted several times, but the last stone was laid in 1122. The cathedral was consecrated in 1211.
Construction of the present cathedral began in 1075 under the reign of Alfonso VI of Castile ( 1040 -- 1109 ) and the patronage of bishop Diego Peláez . Construction was halted several times and , according to the Liber Sancti Iacobi , the last stone was laid in 1122 . The cathedral was consecrated in 1211 in the presence of king Alfonso IX of Leon .
While construction of the Santiago de Compostela cathedral began in 1075, the last stone was laid in 1122.
Construction of the present cathedral began in 1075 under the reign of Alfonso VI of Castile ( 1040 -- 1109 ) and the patronage of bishop Diego Peláez . Construction was halted several times and , according to the Liber Sancti Iacobi , the last stone was laid in 1122 .