It was begun by Juan de Herrera in 1580 on an ambitious scale and his design for Valladolid Cathedral provided a model followed by many churches in Spain and its South American colonies. It was continued by Alberto Churriguera from 1730 onwards but never completed. its plain and massive architecture marking a break with the elaborate ornament of the Plateresque style. Of the four corner towers which were planned only the south tower was built (restored in 1885 after its collapse in 1841)
These are photos I took of the Cathedral and its doors in Valladolid.
The Cathedral is being restored once more , this time the wonderful great doors are the object of the restoration
When you look at the side doors, a different picture is displayed...modern day graffitti? or maybe we should call it ancient grafitti .....hieroglyphics has a lot to answer for 
Click on photos as usual for big pic.
