Church of La Vera Cruz

Segovia

Segovia
Segovia

It was founded by the Knights Templar in the 13th century, and is a singular church in the Romanesque style with a floor plan in the shape of a 12-sided polygon. It has three semicircular chapels and two doorways with archivolts on columns. The church takes its inspiration from the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the origin of the Templar Order.

Church of La Vera Cruz

Carretera de Zamarramala, s/n.

40003  Segovia  (Castilla y Leon)

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