Concatedral de Santa María, Castellon de La Plana

On the Palaza Mayor is the main church of the city, its construction of which began at the end of the thirteenth century. At the beginning of the fourteenth century, the unfinished building was significantly damaged by fire, work resumed after almost half a century and continued for another century. The consecration of the cathedral took place in 1549. At the beginning of the 16th century, under the leadership of master Miguel García de Segorbe, the cathedral was expanded, resulting in elements of Neo-Gothic and historicism. In 1662, a Communion chapel was added. The works were supervised by Juan Ibáñez. In 1931, the cathedral was declared a national historical and artistic monument. At the very beginning of the Civil War, on July 24, 1936, the cathedral was looted and set on fire, and a month later it was finally destroyed by order of the republican authorities. After Franco's victory in 1939, reconstruction began, during which the cathedral was actually rebuilt. The author of the project, Vicente Traver Tomás, made every effort to make the building take on its historical appearance. The restoration lasted exactly 60 years, until 1999. Now the cathedral is included in the list of cultural heritage of the autonomous community of Valencia.