Sanctuary of 'Montaña' (Cáceres)
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scale model
Location:
It is located in the highest part of the Cáceres city.
Aerial
view of sanctuary
Description and History:
The existing sanctuary was built in the XVIII century on the
previous location of the primitive cult of the Virgin of the Mountain.
The interior has a single nave, with two side chapels, a cruise mode.
Is small proportions, decorándose with baroque moldings, highlighting
on its cover a hemispherical dome on pendentives. All as traces to give
'Juan Sevillano'.
The side chapels were laid out and built
between 1753 and 1775 by the master builder 'Sanchez Lobato'. Both were
built long after the main construction.
Information extracted from cacerespatrimonio
Own photos.
