Basílica de Santa María de la Asunción, Arcos de la Frontera

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Basílica de Santa María de la Asunción
Native name
Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María
LocationArcos de la Frontera, Spain
Official nameIglesia Parroquial de Santa María
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1931
Reference no.RI-51-0000504

The Basílica de Santa María de la Asunción is a church in Arcos de la Frontera, Andalusia, in southern Spain. It was built in the 15th-16th century. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.[citation needed]

History of this church site dates back to the 8th and 9th centuries. It was built on the remains of a former Moorish mosque. The main facade is in Gothic-Plateresque architectural style with the neoclassical tower being the newest addition.[1]

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  1. ^ "Basílica Menor de Santa María de la Asunción". andalucia.org. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

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