subject: Enter Into The Wisdom City : Salamanca [print this page] Salamanca is an old city suited in Castilla-Leon in the north of Spain. It has the oldest university and large churches in various styles. It is the important curier station to the pilgrims' way and also the place where Cervantes wrote >. You have walked into the history and cultural center when you get into Salamanca. No wonder that people call it "the intelligent city". I had no any ideas about the city before I came here. In my mind, Spain is a place full of bloody bullfight scenes and enthusiasm Fulangmingge dance. Salamanca is full of medieval buildings and narrow ancient streets. Those make the city slow, peace, elegant. The new students pass the city, pouring into the city unlimited energy and fresh blood.Why the Most Expensive tiffany jewellery for April are So Strange?
Churches and Monasteries: The weather in May, though sunny but the air is also fresh and a little cold. Come to Buy Smashing mother of bride dresses ! They Are Now at the Most Competitive Price! Many people still get down garments on. I started my tour from Plaza del Concilio de Trento near the hotal. There were no person on the plaze. Iglesia de San Esteban and Convento de las Duenas stand on the two sides of the plaze. It's early, and the most parts of Iglesia de San Esteban were in the shadow, but did not keep it from showing the beauty of the unique facade. This facade had a triumphal arch on it. Which was like a giant decoration of altar. The Convento de las Duenas is enclosed by the walls outside which adds more mystery. But seen from faraway, a sister in white monastic clothes is airing the quits gracefully with her eyes bright. By another glance, she has disappered behind the window.
The new and old churches: walk along the street after leaving the square. On the sides are high walls, many buildings or some windows on the outside walls. The horizon is not so broaden. But you can come to another larger square with green trees rounded after climbing some stone steps. Here is a new Catedral Nuevas with large scales and a Museo de Art Deco with modern art decorations. There are many senior students who have come to view the Salamanca university and admire the scenery of the old city conveniently. The church was built by JuanGil de Hontanon firstly from 1513 to 1560. Later it was enlarged until 1733. Acually in the later stage, there was no enough money, so many details were not finished. In Spain, people never say that they have finished a church but that the project is still on after adding the last stone.
Four large stone arch with fine carves divided the west aspect into several parts. On the central door, the Gothic adorn got over the top line of the arch and the center of lintels, divided some different scenes which were about Bible. The light carves of the entrance attracted my attention. One of them wears a spacesuit and the other one is eating an cream. The guide expains that Salamanca has ever come across a natural disaster and damaged the church. Until 1990s, the government repaired it. Then the craftsmen played a joke and built up the fashionable sculptures. The inside building style iwhich unites many elements such as Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque is extremely richful. To distinguish them completely, you must own certain professional knowledge. We are busy admiring the colorful windows, large pipe organs and marvelous cortiles. The guide said:" the church is actually not gorgeou. Look, the carves inside it are the most beautiful in the Spanish Catholicism church. "
It is ture that on the vault draws numberous angels, goddess and flowers. Though it has a long history, the colors are still fresh and beauiful. Even the golden sketches make it splendid. You can walk into the Catedral Veija directly from one side of the new church. Even if the old church is covered by the new one, it has ever been praised and canonized by the church designers. Built in the 12th century, the old church was called a classic architecture of romance. The Torre del Gallo was the most famous one of them. Because the tower has two windows, from where you can see the wonderful lighting effects.
The carves under the arc have active fighting scenes and various griffin pictures. Though it is damaged a lot, the artificial classic has bee restrained. Below the lighting tower is the San Martin church with the frescos in 13rd century. The huge altar decoration of the central apse was created in 1445, it was formed by 53 small diagrams about the story of christ and the virgin mary. The details of both characters and architectures were fine. We can see the architectures and the costumes of the society at that time clearly.
