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Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
architect
Architect
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of the 9th century. He worked primarily in Oviedo
Oviedo
Oviedo is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city....
, where he constructed the church of San Salvador which was later elevated to the rank of cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oviedo and the Royal Palace.
His work was recognised and praised by the kings Alfonso II of Asturias
Alfonso II of Asturias
Alfonso II , called the Chaste, was the king of Asturias from 791 to his death, the son of Fruela I and the Basque Munia.He was born in Oviedo in 759 or 760. He was put under the guardianship of his aunt Adosinda after his father's death, but one tradition relates his being put in the monastery of...
and Ramiro I of Asturias
Ramiro I of Asturias
Ramiro I was King of Asturias from 842 until his death. Son of Bermudo I, he succeeded Alfonso II.First, he had to deal with the usurper Nepocian, defeating him at the Battle of the Bridge of Cornellana, by the river Narcea. Ramiro then removed the system of election which allowed his family to be...
and he was paid by the court to design further buildings. The reconstruction of the San Julián de los Prados
San Julián de los Prados
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was ordered by Alfonso II of Asturias around 830 by Tioda. It is considered one of the greatest works of Asturian art
Asturian art
Pre-Romanesque architecture in Asturias is framed between the years 711 and 910, the period of the rise, extension and disappearance of the kingdom of Asturias.-Historical introduction:...
and Asturian architecture and was declared a Historical-Artistic Monument by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in June 1917 and a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
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by UNESCO
UNESCO
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on the 2nd December 1998.
He has been called Spains first "urbanist". Due to his unusual name, in the past it was suggested that he might have originated from Aachen
Aachen
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.