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    Cathedral of Granada and Sagrario Parish

    March 2, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    Construction of the Cathedral began 26 years after Granada exchanged hands to the Catholic monarchs. There are actually 3 separate attached temples in the same "building." The Cathedral itself, the Sagrario Parish, and the Royal Chapel.

    The Cathedral had a beautiful white washed marble interior and beige exterior. The Sagrario Parish was more off white inside, and while smaller, had MASSIVE pillars inside (at least compared to their relative size. For a small Parish it was quite beautiful inside.

    We actually didn't learn about the Royal Chapel unto our last day. Surprisingly Isabella and Ferdinand were entombed in that very Chapel. It must have been their wish to have their final resting place be the place were they completed the work of their ancestors and finished the "Reconquista" of Spain from the Moors.

    I was lucky and found a gap in tourists enough to get a photosphere of the Sagrario Parish Church. The ceilings were amazingly detailed and the pillars were huge and very imposing.
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