Camino Photo of the Day: Puerta Sacramental

To help give you a sense of scale, here Francine stops for a moment before we enter Burgos Cathedral through the Puerta Sacramental, or Sacramental Door. This is by no means the main entrance to the Cathedral, but more of a side entrance leading into the south transept. This particular entrance is one of the older surviving parts of the Cathedral, having been built between 1230 and 1240. The large figures on the left side are Prophets from the Old Testament, and those on the right side are Apostles. In the top center, we see Christ the King, above the twelve Apostles and surrounded by the four Evangelists and their symbols. The arches above represent the 24 Elders of the Apocalypse and the choirs of Angels. In the center, the bishop (probably Saint Indaletius) welcomes us into the cathedral.

Time to go in!

Date: 12 April 2016
Place: Burgos (Castilla y León, Spain)