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Visit the Church of San Pablo

Today I got up early, at ten and was in the church of San Pablo, Franch the blog "The Garden of Osca " had invited me (I had done many times, and here I thank you) to visit and after the visit to climb the tower, but a hundred steps, but it was worth the beautiful view and why I have "cracked" and I've been up to the top, but I think spring and climb again to the end. I enjoyed, I remember there were only entered once and the true worth, so I encourage you to not miss the experience.
The bell tower of San Pablo is 66m high, was begun in the thirteenth century while the parish church which replaced the chapel. His structure is an octagonal minaret Almohad With an outer tower that surrounds an inner, situated on both the body of stairs. Details tower, left the windows where the bells are on the right leg to reach the final.
View from the area where the bells are placed, there are still about 100 sclerae more to reach the top. The group of "courageous" surrounding Franch.

Stairs to climb the tower.
Chapel of Our Lady of populism. Its structure corresponds to the reform in 1673 by Philip Busiñac and Bourbon, closes with brass railings, wood and marble. The altarpiece is the main theme passages of the lives of Moses and Paul.
the dressing room in the center of the mirrors of the eighteenth century, houses an icon of the Child Virgencon brought from Rome in the late fifteenth century, which is venerated with the title of Nuestea Señora del Populo, the patron saint of the parish. Since the last quarter of the twentieth century is also the font of red porphyry of the eighteenth century.

deeply The vault is decorated with plaster where are represented the Cardinal and Theological Virtues, on the walls, beautiful tiles Muel wainscots XVII century and four paintings with biblical themes.

Size of Santa Ana, the Virgin and Child, it seems that is one size fits where we see the three figures together.

One of the jewels of San Pablo is the main altar. In 1515 he was commissioned Damian Forment , also author of the altarpiece of the Basilica del Pilar and completed in 1531. It is carved from red pine and juniper, polychrome and gold. It is 15 m high by 11 wide.

Chapel of Our Lady of Mount Caramel with a small dome.

Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows. This chapel with a small dome.

Capilla de la Virgen del Pilar and San Roque
Sacristy of San Pablo, imperial cabinet and wall fountain, both are of the sixteenth century, and the gilded mirror donated in 1692 by the Duchess of Villahermosa

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