Segovia and the Cathedral

The outside of Segovia’s cathedral which was built in Renaissance times (1525-1758) was Spain’s last major Gothic building. Embellished to the hilt with pinnacles and flying buttresses, the exterior is a great example of the final, overripe stage of Gothic, called Flamboyant. Yet the Renaissance arrived before it was finished - as evidenced by the fact that the cathedral is crowned by a a dome, not a spire.