Church of Santa María Magdalena, Romanesque church in Zamora, Spain.
The Church of Santa María Magdalena is a Romanesque stone church in the historic center of Zamora, Spain, with a long rectangular nave supported by columns. The nave ends in a semicircular apse, and the main entrance portal is framed by four pairs of columns.
The Order of Saint John began building this church in 1157. Construction continued into the early 13th century before the project was finished.
The entrance capitals show carved dragons with animal and bird heads that are still easy to make out today. Inside, the arches are decorated with carved heads and small ornamental tabernacles that give the space a lively feel.
The church sits on Rúa de los Francos in central Zamora and is easy to reach on foot. It fits naturally into a walk through the historic quarter, where several other monuments are nearby.
Inside the church rests the tomb of an unnamed woman, watched over by stone angels carved into the walls. No name marks the grave, making it one of the more puzzling memorials found in the city's churches.
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