The Cathedral Basilica of Minorca in Ciutadella de Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Built on the orders of King Alfonso III of Aragon Construction started in 1300 and was finished in 1362 creating a building of the ogival art style flanked by 6 chapels to each side. The five sided apse is orientated to the east. After the desecration and devastation of the cathedral by the Turks under Barbarossa in 1558 and the collapse of the vaults of the apse in 1626, the damage was quickly repaired in the original style. In 1795, with the restoration of the old bishopric of Minorca (that had existed at the start of the 5th century) the parish church of ciutadella came to be the cathedral of the new diocese. Under Bishop Juano, the main facade was constructed in 1813 in a neo-classic style contrasting with the gothic style of the building, while the restored side door called "la luz" (the light) keeps some of its medieval ornamentation.
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