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The Royal Chapel of Granada ( Spanish: Capilla Real de Granada) is an Isabelline style building in Granada, Spain. Constructed between 1505 and 1517, it was originally integrated in the complex of the neighbouring Granada Cathedral. It is the burial place of the Spanish monarchs, Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand, the Catholic Monarchs.
The remains of the Catholic Kings are brought to the Royal Chapel · Defeat of the Castile rebels · † Leon X. Adrián VI dies · † Fernando de Magallanes dies 1523 Plateresque grille by Maestre Bartolomé for one of the side chapels · † Adrian VI.
The small history of the Chapel reflects the great history of Spain, the history of the church and the mirror of the artistic and cultural evolution. The Chapel was built in the Gothic style between 1505 and 1517. The Queen died one year before the starting of the edification of the site and the King died one year before the work was completed.
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 ...
May 14, 2024 · Address: Royal Chapel, Calle Oficios s/n, 18001 Granada. Contact email: capillarealgranada@ gmail.com. Telephone: 958 227 848. How to Get to the Royal Chapel? By Bus: you can reach the Royal Chapel via Granada city bus: • routes 4, 8, 11, 21, 33, C31, C32, C34 (Gran Vía/Cathedral bus stop); • routes C30, C35 (the stop is called Plaza ...
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- Calle Oficios, s/n, Granada, 18001, Andalucía
Royal Chapel of Granada. After the Queen’s death on the 26th of November of 1504, her corpse was immediately moved from Medina del Campo (Valladolid) to Granada. It was provisionally placed, as she anticipated in her testament, in the Franciscan Convent of the Alhambra. On the 23rd of January, when the King Ferdinand died in Madrigalejo ...
The Royal Chapel is located inside the Cathedral, over the place of the former Major Mosque. It was built in several stages, mixing different styles such as Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. It is rectangular and its apse is polygonal. The Major Chapel is located in an upper level. It is one of the last ogive temples built in Spain.
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