Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
The Santiago de Compostela Archcathedral Basilica is part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela and is an integral component of the Santiago de Compostela World Heritage Site in Galicia, Spain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: Roman Catholic cathedral of the archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain
- Also known as: “Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela” and “Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza del Obradoiro and Santiago Cathedral Museum.
Plaza del Obradoiro
Square
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The Praza do Obradoiro is main square of the Santiago de Compostela old town, although not placed at the real centre. It lies to the West of the main façade of the Santiago de Compostela cathedral, and thus the Pórtico da Gloria must be crossed to get into the building from the square. Plaza del Obradoiro is situated 110 metres west of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City of Culture of Galicia and O Monte Gaiás.
City of Culture of Galicia
Neighborhood
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The City of Culture of Galicia is a complex of cultural buildings in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, designed by a group of architects led by Peter Eisenman.
Lamas de Abade
Hamlet
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Lamas de Abade is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km south of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, architectural heritage monument, Catholic pilgrimage church, minor basilica, and religion
- Location: Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Santiago de Compostela Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية سانتياغو دي كومبوستيلا”
- Armenian: “Սանտյագո դե Կոմպոստելայի տաճար”
- Asturian: “Catedral de Santiago de Compostela”
- Basque: “Santiago de Compostelako katedrala”
- Belarusian: “Кампастэльская катэдра”
- Belarusian: “Сабор Святога Якава”
- Bengali: “সান্তিয়াগোর কম্পোস্তেলা ক্যাথেড্রাল”
- Bulgarian: “Свети Яков”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Santiago de Compostel·la”
- Chinese: “圣地亚哥-德孔波斯特拉主教座堂”
- Chinese: “圣地亚哥－德孔波斯特拉主教座堂”
- Chinese: “聖地亞哥金波斯特拉主教座堂”
- Croatian: “Katedrala svetog Jakova u Santiago de Composteli”
- Czech: “Katedrála v Santiago de Compostela”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Santiago de Compostella”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سانتياجو دى كومبوستيلا”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo de Santiago de Compostela”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo de Santiago-de-Kompostelo”
- Estonian: “Santiago de Compostela katedraal”
- Finnish: “Santiago de Compostelan katedraali”
- French: “cathédrale de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle”
- French: “Cathédrale de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle”
- Galician: “catedral de Santiago de Compostela”
- Galician: “Catedral de Santiago de Compostela”
- Galician: “catedral de Santiago”
- German: “Kathedrale von Santiago de Compostela”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Σαντιάγο ντε Κομποστέλα”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός του Σαντιάγο ντε Κομποστέλα”
- Guarani: “Tupão guasu Santiago de Compostela”
- Hebrew: “קתדרלת סנטיאגו דה קומפוסטלה”
- Hindi: “सांतीआगो दे कोमपोसतेला बड़ा गिरजाघर”
- Hungarian: “Szent Jakab-katedrális”
- Icelandic: “Dómkirkjan í Santiago de Compostela”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Santiago de Compostela”
- Irish: “Ardeaglais Santiago de Compostela”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Santiago di Compostela”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Santiago di Compostela”
- Japanese: “サンティアゴ・デ・コンポステーラ大聖堂”
- Korean: “산티아고데콤포스텔라 대성당”
- Latin: “Ecclesia Cathedralis Compostellae”
- Latvian: “Santjago de Kompostelas katedrāle”
- Lithuanian: “Kompostelos Santjago katedra”
- Macedonian: “Катедрала Сантјаго де Компостела”
- Malay: “Katedral Santiago de Compostela”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Santiago de Compostela-katedralen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Catedral de Santiago de Compostela”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Domkyrkja i Santiago de Compostela”
- Norwegian: “Santiago de Compostela-katedralen”
- Panjabi: “ਸਾਂਤੀਆਗੋ ਦੇ ਕੋਮਪੋਸਤੇਲਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਗਿਰਜਾਘਰ”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع سانتیاگو ده کومپوستلا”
- Polish: “Katedra w Santiago de Compostela”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Santiago de Compostela”
- Romanian: “Catedrala din Santiago de Compostela”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Иакова”
- Scots: “Santiago de Compostela Cathedral”
- Serbian: “Katedrala u Santijago de Komposteli”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Katedrala u Santiagu de Composteli”
- Slovenian: “katedrala sv. Jakoba v Santiagu de Compostela”
- Slovenian: “katedrala v Santiagu de Compostela”
- Slovenian: “stolnica sv. Jakoba v Santiagu de Compostela”
- Slovenian: “Stolnica sv. Jakoba, Santiago de Compostela”
- Slovenian: “stolnica v Santiagu de Compostela”
- Spanish: “Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santiago de Compostela”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Santiago de Compostela”
- Spanish: “catedral de Santiago”
- Swahili: “Kanisa kuu la Santiago de Compostela”
- Tamil: “சாந்தியாகோ தே கோம்போசுதேலா பெருங்கோவில்”
- Tatar: “Изге Яков соборы”
- Turkish: “Santiago de Compostela Katedrali”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Сантьяго-де-Компостела”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Якова”
- Urdu: “سانتیاگو دے کومپوستیلا بڑا گرجاگھر”
- Urdu: “سانتیاگو دے کومپوستیلا کیتھیڈرل”
- Uzbek: “Santyago de Kompostela sobori”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Santiago de Compostela”
- Waray (Philippines): “Katedral han Santiago de Compostela”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Santiago de Compostela”
- Western Frisian: “Katedraal fan Santiago de Compostela”
- Western Panjabi: “سانتیاگو دے کومپوستیلا کیتھیڈرل”
- Wu Chinese: “圣地亚哥-德孔波斯特拉主教座堂”
- Yue Chinese: “聖地亞哥金波斯特拉主教座堂”
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