UNESCO WHS - Santa Cristina de Lena Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - World Heritage Sites in Spain Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias / Monumentos de Oviedo y del Reino de Asturias In the 9th century an innovative pre-Romanesque architectural style was created that was to play a significant role in the development of the religious architecture of the Iberian peninsula. Its highest achievements can be seen in the churches of Santa Cristina de Lena, Santa Cristina de Lena, Santa Cristina de Lena, the Cámara Santa and San Julián de los Prados, in and around the ancient capital city of Oviedo. Associated with them is the remarkable contemporary hydraulic engineering structure known as La Foncalada. The church of Santa Cristina de Lena is a Roman Catholic Asturian pre-Romanesque church and it has a different ground plan to Pre-Romanesque's traditional basilica. It is a single rectangular space with a barrel vault, with four adjoining structures located in the centre of each facade. Both the lattices over the arches and the wall enclosing the central arch were re-used from Visigothic origins in the 7th century. Name: Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias Site: Santa Cristina de Lena Country: Spain Location: Oviedo, Asturias Inscription: 1985 Category: Cultural (i)(ii)(iv) Unesco Ref: 312-003 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the site.