Church of the Holy Spirit, Ronda, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

The building of these church started in 1485, the same year of the conquest of the city. The catholic monarchs ordered the construction of the church, which finished twenty years later. Its sober façade is situated between two vigorous buttresses, which embrace it up and down. The façade ends in a pediment, with one porthole at its tympanum as only decoration. The façade has also got one stained glass geminate window and under it, one niche with one dove representing the Holy Spirit. Without any kind of doubt, the church has the aspect of a fortification. The church consists of one nave with three vaults each of them divided into six parts by ribs. Before reaching the toral arch, two chapels can be seen, covered both of them with star form vaults. The chapels represent the Virgin of Fatima and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The zone of the presbytery is covered with one eigth ribs vault. The ribs are situated over semicircular arches. The high altar has got one barroc retable, very similar to the r
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