Apart from these historical links, this building also contains a gallery of. The original main entrance to the royal chapel of granada. The capilla real was commissioned by king ferdinand and queen isabella in 1504, following the conquest of granada which reunited much of spain as a christian nation. The couple, ruling monarchs of spain at the time, decided that granada would be their final resting place, and requested that a burial chapel be built in the city. Obra destinada a dar a conocer sus monumentos y antiguedades en laminas dibujadas del natural y litografiadas por f. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title capilla real. It is the burial place of the spanish monarchs, queen isabella i and king ferdinand, the catholic monarchs. The capilla real houses the remains of the catholic monarchs of spain. Capilla real granada citytrip en reisinfo takeatrip. It is one of those monuments that any city in the world would be proud of.
This grand 16th century church largely dates back to the renaissance and is 115 metres long and 67 metres wide. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. There are buried the catholic monarchs, their daughter joanna of castile the mad and her husband, philip i of castile the handsome. The capilla real, the royal burial chapel, abuts the cathedral and can be visited separately. Capilla real granada, spain attractions lonely planet. Capilla real granada granada royal chapel things to. Apart from these historical links, this building also contains a. The cathedral of granada is dedicated to the virgin of the incarnation.
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