Detail InformationEdit The World famous navigator, Christopher Columbus, born in 1451, spent part of his life in Cordoba, under the patronage of the Christian Monarchs. In the 1480s, Christopher Columbus was officially received by the king and queen in the Castle of the Christian Monarchs of Cordoba, where they had established their court in the […]
Detail InformationEdit The monastery dates back to 781, although it was rebuilt in the 14th and 16th centuries. The lower cloister is from the 16th century and the upper cloister dates back to the 18th century. The convent was home to father Feijoo. It lies in Tránsito de Santa Bárbara next to Santa María de […]
Detail InformationEdit Located in Velilla de Ebro, this centre contains findings from the archaeological excavations at the Roman site identified as Colonia Celsa, which existed until the year 68 AD. The exhibit shows different facets of everyday life in the city, as well as its historic data. A visit to this museum culminates with a […]
Detail InformationEdit The Monastery of Pedralbes is a Gothic monastery in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is now a museum, housing collections from Barcelona City’s History Museum.The monastery was founded by King James II of Aragon for his wife Elisenda de Montcada in 1326. Originally the monastery (built in white stone, pertas albes in Catalan, whence […]
Detail InformationEdit The Palace of Moncloa or Moncloa Palace located in the Ciudad Universitaria (University City) ward of Madrid (part of Moncloa-Aravaca district), has been the official residence for the Prime Minister of Spain since 1977, when Adolfo Suárez moved the residence from the Palace Of Villamejor on the Paseo de la Castellana (currently the […]
Detail InformationEdit The Church of Our Lady of Montserrat is a Baroque church in Central Madrid, Spain, located on Calle San Bernardo. The church was founded by King Philip IV of Spain to accommodate the Castillian monks from the Benedictine monastery of Montserrat, displaced by the insurrection in Catalonia in 1640. The Catalan monks of […]
Detail InformationEdit The Monument to King Alfonso XII is located in Buen Retiro Park (El Retiro), Madrid, Spain. The monument is situated on the east edge of an artificial lake near the center of the park.In 1902, a national contest was held to design a monument for King Alfonso XII at the initiative of the […]
Detail InformationEdit It reveals the secrets behind the building of this monument, designated a World Heritage Site. The Architecture Museum in the El Escorial Monastery contains a wide selection of documents, building materials and machinery used in the construction of this monument, which has been declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. The museum […]
Detail InformationEdit This is considered as one of the buildings with greatest artistic value in the province of Cadiz. The building was constructed in the second half of the 15th century on the initiative of the knight. Álvaro Obertos de Valeto. The group of buildings is outstanding, with the Greco-Roman portico, the chapel of Santa […]
Detail InformationEdit Franciscan Monastery. La Rabida monastery has been a Franciscan community since the 13th century. It was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1856. It was constructed over La Rabita, a small Almohad building that gave it its name. It became a monastery in 1261, as shown in a papal bull from Benedict XIII allowing […]