The cathedral was built in the sixteenth century and was designed as a place of prayer and of refuge. This was because the shores of Almería were continually under attack from Turks and Berbers.
Almería Cathedral |
This east facing façade of the 'Cathedral' has a relief of the Portocarro sun, the symbol of the city.
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