Mezquita Mayor de Granada

This mosque was completed in 2003 and is the first mosque constructed in spain since the Reconquista, over 500 years ago. The mosque is located in the historic arab quarter and is meant to represent the cultural influence that Islam has had on mankind. The mosque contains 3 parts, a garden overlooking the Sierra Nevada mountains, a prayer room, and a library of Islamic texts in multiple languages.

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Church of Santa Ana

A small, elegant 16th century church, it is one of the city’s most sought after wedding venues for the wealthy middle class of Andalucía. The church was designed by renowned local architect Diego de Siloe, and was built in the Renaissance style.

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Granada Cathedral

Granada Cathedral is a Renaissance building, built from 1518, making it the very first church built in the Renaissance style in Spain. After the reconquest of the city in 1492, the Catholic Monarchs planned the construction of a cathedral on the site of the former Great Nasrid Mosque of Granada. In 1505, the construction was planned and its design was entrusted to Juan Gil de Hontañón and Enrique Egas, who were already working on the city's royal chapel, and work began in 1518.

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Madrasah of Granada

Founded by the Sultan of Granada himself in the 14the century, the Madrasah of Granada is located in the heart of Granada's old city. The only surviving part of the madrasah is the prayer room with carved, polychrome plaster covers the upper portions of the walls.