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A hidden history in the Burgos Cathedral (Spain): virtual reconstruction of the lighting effects generated in the 15th century Chapel of the Conception or Saint Anne

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Special lighting effects, popularly known as “the miracles of light”, take place at the solstices or equinoxes in three medieval churches located in the Spanish city of Burgos and its surroundings. These hierophanies can be observed in religious buildings whose design and construction were carried out by medieval architects associated with what is known as “taller de los Colonia”. The underlying assumption of the research is that the same effects were also generated in the Conception Chapel of Burgos Cathedral and were visible until the Chapel of Santa Tecla was built in the 18th century. This paper virtually reproduces these lighting effects using solar simulation software tools and analyses the methods used to generate them.

Source: Architectus

DOI: 10.37190/arc250203

Authors: Ezequiel Uson Guardiola, José Antonio Gárate Alcalde, Víctor Jørgensen-Mínguez, Eva Espuny Camacho

Language: English

Topic: Historical and Architectural Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4412817932

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