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Parish Church of Our Lady of O
This parish church was erected in the years of great
Spanish empire, when Spain was ruled by Emperor Carlos I.
It was at that time that the Lord of the town, the
First Duke of Arcos, don Rodrigo Ponce de Lyon paid
for the building, finishing the interior in 1537,
years after his death.
In the church's interior the combination of various
styles such as Gothic, Isabelline, Plateresque and
Baroque are to be noted.
The church is formed with a central, unique structure
in a gothic style with plateresque and renaissance
tendencies together with five additional chapels.
The central strcuture is formed with three beautiful
domes, separated by robust, smooth ribs.
The magnificent dome of the great chapel is formed
with intricate ribs adorned with leaves and circular
rosettes where the coat of arms of the ponce de Lyon
are carved together with religious motifs.
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