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Astronaut Carving on Salamanca Cathedral Wall- Spanish Mystery!



There are two adjacent cathedrals in the city of Salamanca in Spain. The "Old Cathedral" (Catedral Vieja), built in the 12th century, and the "New Cathedral" (Catedral Nueva), built in the 16th century. This New Cathedral was built between 1513 and 1733 underwent restoration work in 1992 where they found carving of an astronaut on the wall of a cathedral.

Astronaut Carving on Salamanca Cathedral Wall


 HOW IT CAME THERE? HOW A 20TH CENTURY ASTRONAUT CAME TO BE CARVED BY A 12TH CENTURY STONEMASON?

On the New Cathedral’s entrance that the astronaut appears, running laterally, parallel to the entrance. He sits perched on a stalk complete with boots, helmet, and what appears to be a breathing apparatus on his chest with tubes stretching to a pack on the rear of his suit. 

He is grasping with his right hand what appears to be a vine acting as a harness of sorts running across his waist. His left hand is grasping a nearby leaf for support. His face reflects a rather bewildered expression.

Mystery Solved:

It is a generally a tradition of cathedral builders and restorers to add details or new carvings to the facade as a sort of signature. The restoration of the Cathedral of Salamanca in 1992 integrated modern and contemporary motifs, including a carved figure of an astronaut. 

The use of this motif was in the tradition of cathedral builders and restorers including contemporary motifs among older ones as a way of signing their works. The person responsible for the restoration, Jeronimo Garcia, chose an astronaut as a symbol of the twentieth century.


4 comments:

  1. Nice one :) Peru does have caves with similar inscriptions from ancient times, also Egyptian pyramids had inscriptions of UFO's which were eventually covered up. The astronaut look pretty cool here though, good restoration by authorities.

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    1. Yes.... you are right especially Mayan's gave more detail inscriptions about aliens visit on earth. Thank you very much for viewing the article from this blog.

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