<noembed><nolayer><div style="position:absolute; left:0; top:-100; display:none;"> Torre del Gallo, or &#34;Rooster&#39;s Tower&#34;<br> Sightseeing in Spain picture - Behind the cathedral is found one of the cosiest corners in Salamanca, the patio Chico, formed by semicircular apses. From here can be seen the dome, called the &#34;Torre del Gallo&#34; because of the shape of its weather vane, derived from Byzantine and Aquitainian influences. The Old Cathedral is one of the eminent monuments of Romanic art and represents the extreme grace of the Romanic column. It dates from the 12th Century. The Torre del Gallo rounds off this cathedral with its double windows and its strong ribs. Noteworthy are the sepulchres of the 14th and 15th centuries and in that of paintings, the decorations of the sepulchres and of the chapel of San Marin are a very pure example of the 13th Century style of French influence. The sepulchres to be found here are memorable, the most sumptuous of all being that of its founder situated in the center of the chapel. It is surrounded and isolated by beautiful iron railings, perhaps the most notable of those to be found in Spain. </div></nolayer></noembed>
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