Peñafiel - San Pablo Monastery
by Luca Quadrio
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Peñafiel - San Pablo Monastery
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Luca Quadrio
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Photograph - Photography
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D. Juan Manuel, cousin of King Alfonso X the Wise commission this Dominican convent on the site of the fortress of his uncle. The building was constructed to serve as mausoleum for its founder. Its XIV century Gothic/Mudejar apse is a masterpiece. Also of note are its Plateresque funerary chapels from the XVI century and its exterior decorated with heraldic coats of arms.
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January 18th, 2019
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