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Granada Cathedral
A vast white Renaissance cathedral begun after the conquest, with a gilded, domed sanctuary.
- Open
- Every day; shorter hours on Sundays
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Calle Gran Vía de Colón 5, 18001 GranadaDirections
- Getting There
- In the center, off Gran Vía.
Why Go
Work began in 1523 on the site of the city's great mosque and went on for nearly two centuries. Diego de Siloé designed its round main chapel, and the painter and sculptor Alonso Cano its façade.
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