gargoyles <\/a>in Spain: the gargoyles on the east side of Palencia Cathedral.<\/span><\/p>\nFirst, a brief history of the building. During the second half of the twelfth century and the early years of the thirteenth century, an exceptional Romanesque cathedral was built, remarkable for both its chronology and its dimensions. It was consecrated in 1219; however, only a few fragments of that structure remain, as it was demolished in the fourteenth century. The first stage of the Gothic cathedral took place between 1321 and 1426, when the ambulatory and its chapels \u2014a true architectural marvel\u2014 were constructed. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, further works were deemed necessary, particularly affecting two flying buttresses of the chevet. These works were carried out between 1884 and 1896.<\/p>\n
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