Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís, Catholic church in Plaza del Fresno, Oviedo, Spain.
The Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís is a church built with an unusual cylindrical design made from gray granite in Oviedo, Spain. The inner cylinder rises higher than the outer ring, creating a striking architectural shape.
Architect Luis Prieto Bances designed this building in 1961, and it was inaugurated in 1964. The church was completed during a period of modern architectural development in the city.
Stained glass windows throughout the church depict scenes from the Old and New Testaments as well as moments from the life of Saint Francis of Assisi. These colorful images help visitors understand the spiritual stories the building was meant to represent.
The church is easy to locate on the Plaza del Fresno thanks to its distinctive cylindrical shape that stands out from surrounding buildings. Visitors should respect worship times and keep in mind this is an active place of prayer.
The gray granite used in construction was a gift from Galicia, offered as a tribute connected to events from the Spanish Civil War. This makes the material itself a symbol linking the church to regional history.
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