The Sé Velha is one of the finest preserved examples of Romanesque architecture in Portugal, built in 1117 after the city was recaptured from the Moors. The fortress-like facade resembles a castle more than a church, reflecting the turbulent times. The Gothic Chapel of São Pedro contains the cathedral's oldest group of Portuguese saintly statues. The cathedral witnessed the coronation of Sancho I in 1185, Portugal's second king. The transitional-style cloister beautifully combines Romanesque and Gothic elements. Remarkably, the cathedral has preserved much of its original 12th-century structure.