Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
Description:
The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes was founded by Isabella I of Castile and Ferninand II of Aragon in the XV-XVI centuries. It is a kind of symbol of victory in the battle of Thoreau, held in 1476 with Alfonso V of Portugal. It was supposed that the monastery would be a kind of tomb for Catholic kings. But it did in Granada.
Construction work under the direction of Juan Guas was completed in 1496. All visitors could see the buildings of the monastery, successfully combined various architectural styles. On the northern facade there are chains in which Christian martyrs were chained. It was meant to symbolize triumph over infidels. And the monastery courtyard is one of the significant buildings in the style of isabelino.
During the war with Napoleon, the monastery building was significantly damaged in 1808, but the restoration work restored its original grandeur and charm. For posterity preserved - Gothic gallery, not typical for architecture in this area, and a fragment of the Jewish quarter.