Built in brick with recessed doorways, they have three naves covered with wooden ceilings, a presbytery with ribbed vaulted ceilings, and towers which are similar in style to the Muslim minarets.
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King Pedro I (1350-1369) promoted the construction of many of the Mudejar churches which were built in the city after the devastating earthquake of 1356. They are the prototype of the city's 14th-century gothic-Mudejar churches. Built in brick with recessed doorways, they have three naves covered with wooden ceilings, a polygonal presbytery with ribbed vaulted ceilings, and towers which are similar in style to the old Muslim minarets. In Churches like San Marcos, Omnium Sanctorum, and Santa Marina the style has been preserved with great purity. Others have a mixture of styles which are a result of subsequent additions. This is the case of Santa Catalina, where the beautiful Mudejar tower is combined with other styles such as the baroque Sacramental chapel designed by Figueroa. |