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"One states that Alvar Garcia started its construction in 1091 inside the remains of the Church of the Saviour, which was in ruins as a result of successive Muslim attacks, and that Alfonso VI of Castile raised the money necessary to build it. Other historians believe the Cathedral to be the work of the maestro Fruchel in the twelfth century coinciding with the repopulation of Castille lead by Raimundo of Borgña."

Those lines are written without any reference. Who are "one states", and who are "other historians"? If you look at the Spanish site

http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Arte+y+Cultura/Monumentos/H/BW/0/Catedral+de+Avila?Language=en

it seems, that building might have begun in 1090'es, and later continued with another style, so they can all have a part of the truth. The round part could have inspired the builders of the round part of Convento Christo in Tomar, the myth of Templars' round churches have been debunked years ago, and the idea for Tomar might have come from Avila. Jan Eskildsen —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.57.197.102 (talk) 06:31, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In his book on Carolingian and Romanesque architecture K.J.Conant wrote: "Burgundy is strongly felt also at Ávila: Raymond of Burgundy brought French masons to start works here. The walls of Ávila, at which they laboured beginning on 1090, when the city was in process of being repopulated after the conquest ... " Jan Eskildsen