The Monastery of La Cartuja, Granada.
Jul 21, 2024 18:30:03 GMT
Post by onlyMark on Jul 21, 2024 18:30:03 GMT
Otherwise known by its full Sunday name of El Real Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de la Cartuja and is one of those places overshadowed by somewhere a lot more famous, i.e. The Alhambra. I’ve been here before but some years ago on one of our first visits to the area but decided another one was in order as relatively it is just down the road from us (1 1/4 hours).
It is a Carthusian Monastery that was started to be built in 1506, but as these things are, time seemed to get out of hand and it took another 300 years until it was finished. Possibly they took the idea of siestas a bit far.
The style is Spanish Baroque but.... “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.”
I hope you’ll see what is meant by that in a minute.
Externally it is quite plain and unornamented, the façade being from the 18th Century -
The Cloister is 17th Century, around which are the communal rooms -
The Refectory is quite simple -
But had a series of ‘interesting’ paintings -
The following three were mentioned as Monks from England and the method of them being killed (and then Martyred). By whom and why was not made clear but it is something I need to look further into when I’ve a bit of time. They look quite calm about it. Somewhat Monty Pythonesque -
It is a Carthusian Monastery that was started to be built in 1506, but as these things are, time seemed to get out of hand and it took another 300 years until it was finished. Possibly they took the idea of siestas a bit far.
The style is Spanish Baroque but.... “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.”
I hope you’ll see what is meant by that in a minute.
Externally it is quite plain and unornamented, the façade being from the 18th Century -
The Cloister is 17th Century, around which are the communal rooms -
The Refectory is quite simple -
But had a series of ‘interesting’ paintings -
The following three were mentioned as Monks from England and the method of them being killed (and then Martyred). By whom and why was not made clear but it is something I need to look further into when I’ve a bit of time. They look quite calm about it. Somewhat Monty Pythonesque -
