Steps and pulpit of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/refectory" class="extiw" title="w:refectory">refectory</a> (dining room) of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistercians" class="extiw" title="w:Cistercians">Cistercian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_de_Huerta" class="extiw" title="w:Monastery of Santa María de Huerta">Monastery of Santa María de Huerta</a> located in the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_de_Huerta" class="extiw" title="w:Santa María de Huerta">Santa María de Huerta</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/province_of_Soria" class="extiw" title="w:province of Soria">province of Soria</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castille_and_Le%C3%B3n" class="extiw" title="w:Castille and León">Castille and León</a>, Spain. The first stone of the building was laid by the king <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_VII_of_Le%C3%B3n_and_Castile" class="extiw" title="w:Alfonso VII of León and Castile">Alfonso VII of Castile</a> in 1179 and the building underwent an expansion in the 16th century thank to the help of the kings <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" class="extiw" title="w:Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor">Charles I</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain" class="extiw" title="w:Philip II of Spain">Philip II</a>. The refectory, built in 1215, is the jewel of the monastery and one of the best examples in Europe. The pulpit was used by a monk for reading during dinner time.
<bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28147777" class="extiw" title="d:Q28147777"><span title="Spanish photographer (1974-)">Diego Delso</span></a>
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