Iglesia de Santa María de la Alhambra

Granada


Inside the Alhambra grounds, the Iglesia de Santa María de la Alhambra was built between 1581 and 1618 on the site of the complex's original mosque. Save for a gold altarpiece, its interior is relatively austere.


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