Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
In the 9th century the flame of Christianity was kept
alive in the Iberian peninsula in the tiny Kingdom of the Asturias. Here
an innovative pre-Romanesque architectural style was created that was
to play a significant role in the development of the religious
architecture of the peninsula. Its highest achievements can be seen in
the churches of Santa Marรญa del Naranco, San Miguel de Lillo, Santa
Cristina de Lena, the Cรกmara Santa and San Juliรกn de los Prados, in and
around the ancient capital city of Oviedo. Associated with them is the
remarkable contemporary hydraulic engineering structure known as La
Foncalada.