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I recently came across this photo of St. Mary's Cathedral in Valencia, Spain.

Valenciacathedral.jpg

Interestingly, it appears that this cathedral more or less began life as a mosque.

You can find a little information about the use of this particular image in early church architecture and its subsequent abandonment in favor of the five-pointed version here. I believe, however, that this facade is a relatively recent addition, dating from the early 18th century.

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