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Cathedral cities of Spain (1909)

Collins, W. W. (William Wiehe), b. 1862 · London : Heinemann; New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 332

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ked and of great value. Segovia was once rich in churches. Like therest of the city, a great many have alas ! fallen intodecay, and those not in this state are rapidlyapproaching it. They are mostly small and retainthe apse. Several are cloistered and every one ofthem is architecturally of great… … SEGOVIA San Millan, a Romanesque structure of thetwelfth century, is the best preserved church in Sego-via. The exquisite arcades on the north and southsides have coupled columns with elaborately carvedcapitals. Like most of the buildings of this periodsolidity rather than grace was the effect…

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