Old Cathedral of Coimbra
The Old Cathedral of Coimbra is a Romanesque Roman Catholic building in Portugal. Construction of the Sé Velha began some time after the Battle of Ourique, when Prince Afonso Henriques declared himself King of Portugal and chose Coimbra as capital.
- Type: Church
- Description: building or structure in Coimbra, Portugal
- Also known as: “Catedral de Santa Maria de Coimbra”, “Se Velha”, “Sé Velha de Coimbra”, and “Sé Velha de Coimbra ou Igreja da Sé Velha, compreendendo o túmulo de Sesnando Davides”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Joanina and Door and tower of Almedina.
Biblioteca Joanina
Library
Door and tower of Almedina
Museum
Paço de Sub-Ripas
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sé Nova and Santa Clara.
Sé Nova
Neighborhood
Santa Clara
Suburb
Santo António dos Olivais
Suburb
Old Cathedral of Coimbra
Latitude
40.20877° or 40° 12′ 32″ north
Longitude
-8.42699° or 8° 25′ 37″ west
Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8CGH6H5F+G6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedral
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Old Cathedral of Coimbra” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Coimbrako katedral zaharra”
- Catalan: “Catedral Vella de Coïmbra”
- Catalan: “Seu Vella de Coïmbra”
- Chinese: “科英布拉旧主教座堂”
- Chinese: “科英布拉舊主教座堂”
- Czech: “Kostel Panny Marie Nanebevzaté”
- Czech: “Sé Velha”
- Czech: “Stará katedrála”
- Dutch: “Old Cathedral of Coimbra”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه كويمبرا القديمه”
- French: “cathédrale Velha de Coimbra”
- French: “Cathédrale Velha de Coimbra”
- French: “Sé Velha de Coimbra”
- French: “Vieille cathédrale de Coimbra”
- German: “Sé Velha”
- Greek: “παλαιός καθεδρικός ναός της Κοΐμπρα”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Lama Coimbra”
- Italian: “cattedrale vecchia di Coimbra”
- Italian: “Cattedrale vecchia di Coimbra”
- Japanese: “コインブラの旧大聖堂”
- Polish: “Stara Katedra w Coimbrze”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Coimbra”
- Portuguese: “Igreja da Sé Velha de Coimbra”
- Portuguese: “Igreja da sé velha”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Paroquial da Sé Velha”
- Portuguese: “Sé de coimbra”
- Portuguese: “Sé Velha de Coimbra ou Igreja da Sé Velha, compreendendo o túmulo de Sesnando Davides”
- Portuguese: “Se Velha de Coimbra”
- Portuguese: “Sé Velha de Coimbra”
- Portuguese: “Túmulo de D. Sesnando”
- Slovenian: “Stara stolnica v Coimbri”
- Spanish: “Catedral Vieja de Coimbra”
- Spanish: “Catedral vieja de Coímbra”
- Spanish: “Catedral Vieja de Coímbra”
- Spanish: “Se Velha de Coimbra”
- Spanish: “Sé Velha de Coimbra”
- Turkish: “Eski Coimbra Katedrali”
- Ukrainian: “Старий Коїмбрський собор”
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