DESCRIPTION OF THE 
MONUMENTS IN OVIEDO 
By Mateo & Miguel
OVIEDO 
• Oviedo is the capital of Asturias. 
• It has a population of 225 089 hab. (2013). 
• The city lends its name to the sudarium of Oviedo a 
religious revered there since the 9th century. 
• Its proximity to the Cantabric Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. 
• Oviedo's climate is temperate oceanic. 
• Oviedo is located in the centre of Asturias
MONUMENTS RELATED 
WITH UNESCO IN OVIEDO 
• Camara Santa of Oviedo 
• La Foncalada 
• San Julián de Los Prados
CAMARA SANTA 
It was built during the 9th century as a palace chapel 
for King Alfonso II of Asturias and the church of San 
Salvador of Oviedo (both demolished in the 14th 
century to build the present Gothic Cathedral of 
Oviedo). 
Apart from acting as royal chapel, the Holy Chamber 
was built to house the jewels and relics of the 
cathedral of San Salvador in Oviedo, a function it 
continues to have 1200 years later. 
Some of these jewels were donated by the Kings 
Alfonso II and Alfonso III, and represent 
extraordinary gold artifacts of Asturian Pre- 
Romanesque, brought from froToledo after the fall 
of the Visigothic kingdom. 
It was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 
December 1998.
LA FONCALADA 
• The Foncalada is a fountain of potable 
water located outside the city walls 
of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; it was built by 
king Alfonso III of Asturias in the 9th 
century. 
• This building remains the only surviving 
civil architectural item for public use of the 
Early Middle Ages. 
• Its name was given after the inscription 
in Latin: fontem calatam written on it. Built 
in Pre-Romanesque style, it is included in 
theUNESCO World Heritage Site list since 
1998.
San Julian de los Prados 
• San Julián de los Prados, also known as Santullano, 
is a Pre-Ramirense church from the beginning of the 
9th century in Oviedo, the capital city of the 
Principality of Asturias, Spain. 
• It is one of the greatest works of Asturian art and 
was declared an Historical-Artistic Monument by 
the Spanish Ministry of Culture in June 1917 and 
a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 2 December 
1998. 
• The church's construction was ordered by Alfonso 
II of Asturias and it was built by the court architect 
Tioda c. 830. It is dedicated to the martyred 
Egyptian saints Julian and Basilissa

Oviedo - Mateo & Miguel

  • 1.
    DESCRIPTION OF THE MONUMENTS IN OVIEDO By Mateo & Miguel
  • 2.
    OVIEDO • Oviedois the capital of Asturias. • It has a population of 225 089 hab. (2013). • The city lends its name to the sudarium of Oviedo a religious revered there since the 9th century. • Its proximity to the Cantabric Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. • Oviedo's climate is temperate oceanic. • Oviedo is located in the centre of Asturias
  • 3.
    MONUMENTS RELATED WITHUNESCO IN OVIEDO • Camara Santa of Oviedo • La Foncalada • San Julián de Los Prados
  • 4.
    CAMARA SANTA Itwas built during the 9th century as a palace chapel for King Alfonso II of Asturias and the church of San Salvador of Oviedo (both demolished in the 14th century to build the present Gothic Cathedral of Oviedo). Apart from acting as royal chapel, the Holy Chamber was built to house the jewels and relics of the cathedral of San Salvador in Oviedo, a function it continues to have 1200 years later. Some of these jewels were donated by the Kings Alfonso II and Alfonso III, and represent extraordinary gold artifacts of Asturian Pre- Romanesque, brought from froToledo after the fall of the Visigothic kingdom. It was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in December 1998.
  • 5.
    LA FONCALADA •The Foncalada is a fountain of potable water located outside the city walls of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; it was built by king Alfonso III of Asturias in the 9th century. • This building remains the only surviving civil architectural item for public use of the Early Middle Ages. • Its name was given after the inscription in Latin: fontem calatam written on it. Built in Pre-Romanesque style, it is included in theUNESCO World Heritage Site list since 1998.
  • 6.
    San Julian delos Prados • San Julián de los Prados, also known as Santullano, is a Pre-Ramirense church from the beginning of the 9th century in Oviedo, the capital city of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. • It is one of the greatest works of Asturian art and was declared an Historical-Artistic Monument by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in June 1917 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 2 December 1998. • The church's construction was ordered by Alfonso II of Asturias and it was built by the court architect Tioda c. 830. It is dedicated to the martyred Egyptian saints Julian and Basilissa