Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela | Wikipedia audio article |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_de_Compostela_Cathedral 00:00:48 1 History 00:04:52 2 Exterior of the cathedral 00:05:46 2.1 Pórtico da Gloria 00:07:25 2.1.1 Tympanum 00:08:54 2.1.2 Mullion 00:10:36 2.1.3 Jambs 00:11:43 2.1.4 Side doors 00:13:16 2.2 Façade of the Obradoiro 00:15:39 2.3 South façade or das Pratarías 00:19:20 2.4 North façade or da Acibecharía 00:20:43 2.5 East façade or da Quintana 00:22:42 2.6 Bell Towers 00:24:06 2.7 North Tower or da Carraca 00:24:49 2.8 Clock Tower, Torre da Trindade or Berenguela 00:27:04 3 Interior 00:27:54 3.1 The Pórtico da Gloria 00:31:38 3.2 The nave 00:33:23 3.3 Crypt 00:34:27 3.4 Botafumeiro 00:35:42 4 Other burials 00:36:26 5 Old images 00:36:36 6 See also Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio: https://assistant.google.com/services/invoke/uid/0000001a130b3f91 Other Wikipedia audio articles at: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wikipedia+tts Upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts Speaking Rate: 0.7376836058713309 Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-B "I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Spanish and Galician: Catedral de Santiago de Compostela) is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela and is an integral component of the Santiago de Compostela World Heritage Site in Galicia, Spain. The cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. The cathedral has historically been a place of pilgrimage on the Way of St. James since the Early Middle Ages and marks the traditional end of the pilgrimage route. The building is a Romanesque structure, with later Gothic and Baroque additions. |