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Church of Santo Tomé in Toledo |
Church of Santo Tomé is a church built in 14th century in Toledo. Noteworthy is the magnificent square brick and edged stonework Mudejar tower. Its interior houses El Greco's masterpiece: El Entierro del Señor de Orgaz ("The Burial of the Lord of Orgaz"). |
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Mosque of Cristo de la Luz |
The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz is a former mosque in Toledo, Spain, the only one of the ten once existing in the city which remains largely as it was in the Moorish period. It was then known as Mezquita Bab-al-Mardum, deriving its name from the city gate Bab al-Mardum. It is located near the Puerta ... |
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Renaissance Hospital of Tavera |
Renaissance Hospital of Tavera (Duque of Lerma Museum) was founded by Cardinal Juan Tavera in 1541. Its façade of classic Italian style with padding stone gives access to a paired Renaissance courtyard with Dorian columns separated by a small central gallery, built by Alonso de Covarrubias. The foun... |
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Santa María la Blanca |
Santa María la Blanca (literally Saint Mary the White, originally known as the Ibn Shushan Synagogue, or commonly "The Congregational Synagogue of Toledo'") is a museum and former synagogue in Toledo, Spain. Erected in 1180, it is disputably considered the oldest synagogue building in Europe still s... |
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Toledo Cathedral |
Toledo Cathedral is one of the prime Gothic works in Spain. It was founded in 1226 by King Fernando III el Santo and the Archbishop Ximénez de Rada. Its construction lasted from the 13th to the 15th centuries, with Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical additions. It includes a vast museum complex wi... |
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El Greco museum |
El Greco museum, located in the city of Toledo (Spain), contains works of Mannerist painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos, born in Crete, but who produced most of his work in the city of Toledo. The institution was opened in 1911 as a house museum to collect works of the artist (during long time not very... |
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Synagogue of El Transito |
The Synagogue of El Transito (Spanish: Sinagoga del Tránsito) is a historical building in Toledo, Spain, founded by Samuel ha-Levi in 1336. Samuel ha-Levi was a diplomat and treasurer at the court of Peter of Castile. After the expulsion of the city's Jews under the Alhambra decree in 1492, the Syna... |
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Alcántara Bridge in Toledo |
The Puente de Alcántara is an arch bridge in Toledo, Spain, spanning the Tagus River. Located at the feet of the Castillo de San Servando, it was built by the Romans after they founded the city. In the Middle Ages it was one of the few entrances of the pilgrim into the city. It was declared a nation... |
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San Juan de los Reyes Monastery |
The Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes (English: Monastery of Saint John of the Kings) is a historic monastery in Toledo, Spain, built by the Catholic Monarchs (1477-1504).
This monastery was founded by King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile to commemorate both the birth of th... |
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Museum of the Army in Toledo |
The Museum of the Army in Toledo is a museum located in te Alcazar of Toledo together with the Regional Library of Castile-La Mancha. It is the anciest in Spain and shows a great collection of steel weapons, uniforms and documents of the Spanish Army from 19th to 20th century.
The Museum with curre... |
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