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In the XVI Century the Catholic Kings built the Foundation of the Royal Hospital and for it they built the building that nowadays occupies the Hostal de los Reyes Católicos (Catholic kings´ hospital), which became a great luxury hotel (Tourist Hotel).
This building has been built in Plateresque style to which Renaissance elements have subsequently been added. It has a very original floor in which the central part is occupied by the chapel with Latin cross plan flanked by two interior courtyards where the rooms typical of the hospital were located.
Inside it is also grandiose: with four cloisters of great beauty, where we can find a beautiful chapel of Latin Cross plan as well as elegant halls, rooms and a luxurious dinning room.
The dome is decorated in Plateresque style as well as the rib vault of the chapel that was built with lithographic stone from Coimbra.
Outside, there is a huge stone mural, with a Triumphal arch so typical of the Renaissance art decorated with figures that present the place as a hospital where body and soul´ s pain could be cured. The figures of the Catholic Kings also appear in this façade as the promoters of its construction.
Built: XVI Century (1501- 1509)
Author: Enrique Egas
Style: Gothic, Renaissance
Category: Civil
Type: Hospital
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You can access to the cloisters and the chapel.
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Are you in Santiago de Compostela and need to book a last-minute guided tour?
Sign up for this Free Tour. For two hours, you will visit with a local guide the most emblematic places around the Cathedral of Santiago, such as the Plaza del Obradoiro or the Rúa do Franco, as well as the lesser-known corners, such as the Alameda Park.
At the end of the tour, you decide how much you want to pay for it!
