День 9
Last Day in Granada
24 июня 2021 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 30 °CWe took a local bus up to the Cartuja Monastery, with its overabundant, over-the-top roccoco church and chapel. One Spanish architecture professor is reputed to have described it as a “motionlessЧитать далее
Путешественник I had forgotten Isabel and Fernando were buried in Granada. I thought the entire Spanish royal family was at El Escorial... Time to brush up on the history of Spain!
Путешественник The custom of sculpting the likenesses of notables (esp. royalty) on top of their sarcophagi must have been widespread in Europe. I saw a similar resting place for a medieval king and queen in the Bamberg Cathedral (in Franconia, a Catholic region of Germany).
Путешественник Over the top.