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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Joanina and Porta e Torre de Almedina.
Biblioteca Joanina
Library
Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Biblioteca Joanina, sometimes known in English as the Joanine Library, is a Baroque library in Coimbra, Portugal, located at the heart of the University of Coimbra. Biblioteca Joanina is situated 190 metres south of Old Cathedral of Coimbra.
Porta e Torre de Almedina
Museum
Photo: Schmetterchris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porta e Torre de Almedina is a museum, which is situated 150 metres west of Old Cathedral of Coimbra.
Paço de Sub-Ripas
Castle
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Paço de Sub-Ripas is a castle, which is situated 140 metres northwest of Old Cathedral of Coimbra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sé Nova and Cruzeiros de Celas.
Sé Nova
Neighborhood
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sé Nova is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. In 2013, it merged into the new parish Coimbra. Notable landmarks included the New Cathedral of Coimbra and Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra.
Santa Clara
Suburb
Santa Clara is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. It was also known as São Francisco or São Francisco da Ponte after its foundation in 1855.
Old Cathedral of Coimbra
- Categories: cathedral, cultural heritage, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sé Nova, Santa Cruz, Almedina e São Bartolomeu, Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.20877° or 40° 12′ 32″ northLongitude
-8.42699° or 8° 25′ 37″ westElevation
88 metres (289 feet)Open location code
8CGH6H5F+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 41222810OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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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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