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May 14, 2024 · The Royal Chapel is part of the Cathedral complex, located next to the Cathedral. It is situated in a privileged area of the city, near the Alcaicería, Madrasa, Bib-Rambla square and San Jerónimo street. Address: Royal Chapel, Calle Oficios s/n, 18001 Granada. Contact email: capillarealgranada@.
The chapel was built on the site of the old main mosque of the city and its construction was not completed until 1517. Until then, the remains of the Catholic Monarchs rested in the convent of San Francisco de la Alhambra. The Royal Chapel is dedicated to St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist and both the interior and exterior of the ...
Royal Chapel of Granada. The Royal Chapel of Granada houses the mortal remains of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand V of Aragon, called the Catholic Kings. It also houses the remains of their heirs, Joanna I and Philip I. Finally, we also find the remains of Prince Michael, who died in Granada aged 2 in 1500.
The Royal Chapel was designed to form part of the future Granada Cathedral, on which construction would not begin until 1523. This explains why the chapel is located between the Cathedral, the old fish market and the Church of Sagrario—four edifications built on the former site of the Great Mosque—, and shows only one façade.
Timetable. Monday to Saturday: 10:15 → 18:30. Sunday and religious festivity: 11:00 → 18:00. NOTA: The Royal Chapel is open daily except: Good Friday, December 25 and January 1. Closed on 2nd January and 12th October in the morning, only open in the afternoon from 15:00 pm.
ROYAL CHAPEL: burial place of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabel and Fernando, who chose the city of Granada for it, ordering to build the largest funerary chapel in the country. Its interior shows the beautiful Carrara marble mausoleums and one of the most important forging work in Spain and important collection of Flemish paintings of Queen Elizabeth.
The Royal Chapel houses the mortal remains of Don Fernando de Aragón and Dona Isabel de Castilla (who were initially resting in the convent of San Francisco de la Alhambra), as well as those of Dona Juana I, Don Felipe and Infante Miguel. Under the tombs there is a small crypt of marked austerity, in which are deposited the real, lead coffins ...
