Catedral de Ciudad Rodrigo

The Cathedral of Santa María de Ciudad Rodrigo is a Catholic temple in the city of Ciudad Rodrigo, in the province of Salamanca, Castilla y León, although in some local inventories it may appear generically as a church or hermitage. It is located in the historic center, next to the walled enclosure, at the coordinates indicated for this heritage resource. Its construction began in the 12th century, under the impulse of Fernando II of León, and continued between the 12th and 14th centuries. For this reason it presents a mixture of styles, with a late Romanesque base and Gothic contributions; some informative descriptions add later Renaissance phases in specific elements, although the main character of the building is medieval. The temple is part of the cathedral group linked to the so-called "Salamanca group", along with other large Romanesque-Gothic buildings in western Castile and Leon. Its historical value lies in being one of the most outstanding pieces of the religious and urban heritage of Ciudad Rodrigo, a city declared a historic-artistic site due to the relevance of its walls, its cathedral and other monuments. Among its most cited heritage elements are the medieval cathedral tradition floor plan and the tower, although the basic information available for this resource does not allow to detail with certainty other interior components without contrasting with a specific official record.