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Cathedral Description
A short distance northwest of the Plaza de Isabel la Católica is Granada's Cathedral of Santa María de la Encarnación, a memorial to the victory of Christian Spain and the country's finest Renaissance church. It was begun in Gothic style by Enrique Egas in 1523, continued in Plateresque style by Diego de Siloé from 1525 onwards and consecrated in 1561 while still unfinished. The massive west front (1667) was built by Alonso Cano and his successor José de Granados. Over the main doorway (Puerta Principal) is a large relief by José Risueño (1717). On the northwest side of the cathedral are the Puerta de San Jerónimo, with sculpture by Siloé, Juan de Maeda and others, and the richly decorated Puerta del Perdón, completed in 1537.
Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Gothic;  Christian sites;  Architecture - Renaissance
Cathedral Highlights

Cathedral - Interior

The Granada Cathedral is entered by the doorway on the Gran Via de Colón, which also leads to the Capilla Real. The interior was not completed until after 1703. With double aisles and a transept,
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Cathedral Capilla Mayor

The domed Capilla Mayor of the Cathedral in Granada, 47m/154ft high, is particularly magnificent, with beautiful 16th century stained glass and seven large paintings by Alonso Cano.

Cathedral Capilla Real

In the south aisle of the Granada Cathedral is the entrance to the Capilla Real, the Late Gothic burial chapel of the Catholic Monarchs, built on to the cathedral in 1506-21. An elaborately wrought
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Capilla Real Sacristy

The sacristy of the Capilla Real in Granada contains a number of outstanding works of art, including pictures by Botticelli (''Christ on the Mount of Olives''), Rogier van der Weyden (''Pietà'')
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Sagrario

On the southeast side of the cathedral in Granada is the Sagrario, a Baroque structure built between 1705 and 1759 on the site of the town's principal mosque.
Address
Granada Cathedral
Gran Via de Colón
E-18001 Granada
Spain
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