Monastery · Madrid

Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales

Today: Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, Madrid

Place: Madrid
Kind: Monastery
Built: 1557 to 1564
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The convent of Poor Clares founded in 1559 by Juana of Austria, Felipe II's sister, with building from 1557 to 1564 by Antonio Sillero and Juan Bautista de Toledo. It is still an enclosed convent in the very centre, near the Puerta del Sol. Part of it is a museum that can be visited, with the works of art the women of the royal family gathered there.

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