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Church of Santa Caterina

Converted into church shortly after fall of valencia in 13th century. Church was rebuilt several times since

Valencia, Spain

Coordinates: 39.474125, -0.376471

Santa Catalina is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in the city of Valencia, Spain.

The church was built in the early 13th century at the site of a prior mosque.

Most of the interior was rebuilt after a fire in 1548 acquiring the baroque style.

Once the site of a minaret, the imposing bell tower, with a hexagonal base and five levels, , was rebuilt in a Baroque fashion between 1688 and 1705 using designs of Juan Bautista Viñes.

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