vaulting of Chapter House Cartuja de Granada, Granada Charterhouse, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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B.O'Kane / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
BG032FFile size:
80.1 MB (2.4 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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6481 x 4321 px | 54.9 x 36.6 cm | 21.6 x 14.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
31 October 2009Location:
Granada, Andalusia, SpainMore information:
Granada Charterhouse (Spanish: Cartuja de Granada) is a Carthusian monastery in Granada, Spain. It is one of the finest examples of Spanish Baroque architecture. The charterhouse was founded in 1506; construction started ten years later, and continued for the following 300 years. While the exterior is a tame ember in comparison, the interior of the monastery's is a flamboyant explosion of ornamentation. Its complex echoing geometric surfaces make of it one of the masterpieces of Churrigueresque style. The most striking features include the tabernacle, constructed to a design by Francisco Hurtado Izquierdo, the church and the famous sacristy, built between 1727 and 1764 by Luis de Arévalo and F. Manuel Vasquez