This is one of the two cathedrals in Salamanca, Spain. The two cathedrals are connected to each other, and we visited them both on our latest excursion. 

The following information was encountered by the author of this blog on Wikipedia. It has been interpretted and reworded:

It was built between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries in two different styles, both gothic and baroque. It was custom-made by Ferdinand the Fifth of Castile. In 1887, the cathedral was declared a national monument by royal decree. When the new cathedral was built, at the time the Gothic style of architecture was becoming less popular and began merging with the new Renaissance style. However, the authorities wanted the new cathedral to match the old one, so it still possesses a large amount of Gothic characteristics. In November of 1755, a devastating earthquake (referred to now as the Lisbon Earthquake) occurred that resulted in many structural and cosmetic damages to the Cathedrals. Repairs were made to the copula and the base of one of the towers. Again in 1992, repairs were necessary and an artist carved an astronaut into the outside of the cathedral as a symbol of the twentieth century. Every year on October 31 “Mariquelo” takes place when residents climb to the top of the copula to play music and commemorate the Lisbon earthquake. 

I really liked the Cathedral of Salamanca. It was beautiful and the history behind it is fescinating. Unfortunately, I don't understand Spanish as well as I would like, so instead of using strictly what the guide told me during the excursion, I had to use outside sources, such as Wikipedia.