posted on 2017-07-05, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
Pulpit on the right side.\u000a\u000aThis monastery was constructed in 1482 with funding from los Reyes Cat\u00F3licos, Fernando and Isabel, and is the burial place of their only son, Don Juan, who died here aged 19. The prince's tomb is modelled from alabaster carved by the Florentine Domenico di Sandro Fancelli. The headquarters of the royals' adviser and confessor, the notorious Friar Tom\u00E1s Torquemada, were also based here. Besides the church (with eight side chapels with ribbed vaults), it is a three cloister complex; Noviciado (Noviciate), Silencio (Silence) and Reyes (Kings); with the third cloister's regal rooms now housing the Dominican's Oriental Art Museum.
History
Alt Title
Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-07-05
Spatial Coverage
Ávila
Ávila, Ávila, Spain: Calle de Santa Fe, Plaza de Granada, 1
+40.650300-4.688884
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
['Late Gothic', 'Mud\\u00E9jar']
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.