Description of the attraction
The Royal Chapel, located in the city center, is the oldest building belonging to the Granada Cathedral complex. It was built under the direction of the architect Enrique de Egas in 1505-1506. The Royal Chapel is the place where the remains of the Christian kings of Spain rest - the most revered Spanish rulers of the Granada people - Queen Isabella, King Ferdinand, their daughter, Queen Juana, her husband King Philip and their eldest grandson Infante Miguel, who died at an early age.
The Royal Chapel is made in the late Gothic style. The authorship of the tomb of the royal couple Isabella and Ferdinand resting here belongs to the famous Italian architect Domenico Francelli, who created it from Carrara marble. The tomb is richly decorated with sculptural elements and is surrounded by a wrought iron lattice of extraordinarily beautiful and delicate work. The tomb of Queen Juana and King Philip was created by the Spanish sculptor Bartolomé Ordonez.
The main pride of the Royal Chapel is the old retablo, made of wood and gilding by the sculptor Felipe Vigarni in 1520-1522 and located in the main altar. Created in the plateresque style, it tells the story of the liberation of Granada from Muslims and its subsequent baptism. On either side of the altar are wooden statues of the king and queen, which the author depicted kneeling.
The Royal Chapel also houses a museum, which houses a collection of mainly 15th century Flemish, Italian and Spanish painters, which Queen Isabella began collecting. Among them are works by Rogier van der Weyden, Hans Memling, Dirk Bouts, Bartolomé Bermech, Botticelli and Perugino.
