Reyna

Northern Spain’s Burgos Cathedral is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Laid out in a Latin cross plan, the church is famous for its stained-glass windows, artworks, choir stalls, chapels, tombs, statuary, and the fine tracery of its open stonework. It drew its inspiration from churches constructed in northern France during the 13th century and is a fine example of how the Spanish adapted the French Gothic style, making it their own. The dissemination of French Gothic architecture and art was also aided by the fact that Burgos and its cathedral were then, as now, a stopping point for Christian pilgrims en route from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.