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The Santiago de Compostela Cathedral's Secret Selfie with Dr Jenny Alexander | Follow the Camino

The Santiago de Compostela Cathedral's Secret Selfie with Dr Jenny Alexander | Follow the Camino

FromCamino Talks Podcast


The Santiago de Compostela Cathedral's Secret Selfie with Dr Jenny Alexander | Follow the Camino

FromCamino Talks Podcast

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Dec 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Discover the secrets of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in our latest #CaminoTalks webinar with Dr. Jenny Alexander from the University of Warwick's History of Art department.  We interviewed Jenny about her work uncovering the secrets of the cathedral walls. 

While studying the stones that make up the magnificent cathedral in Santiago, Dr. Alexander and the team of archaeologists, historians, and other researchers learned a huge amount about the masons who carved them. One of their most noteworthy finds was a small face at the top of one of the columns - a "selfie" carved into the stone by one of these stonemasons on the past. Learn about this ancient selfie, how masons marks were used to construct the cathedral, and the lives of masons during the time.  
“You may have heard the saying “if these walls could talk”, which is used for saying that many interesting things have happened in a room or building.   Well, thanks to the amazing work of dedicated historians and scholars, the walls of Santiago’s impressive cathedral are starting to share their story.”  

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Released:
Dec 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Camino Talks is a series of interviews and talks related to the Camino de Santiago brought to you by FollowtheCamino.com and OneFootAbroad.com | We chat with the people that make it so special and share their stories with you. The Camino de Santiago is a long-distance pilgrimage walk towards Santiago in the north-west of Spain and is a popular destination for people from a variety of backgrounds. There is a Camino out there for everyone, from family holidays to solo travelers, all of our holidays are custom made for you. Discover more https://followthecamino.com/en/ Buen Camino!