Convent of Santo Domingo
The Convent of Santo Domingo, is located in the city of Chinchilla de Montearagón, and stands out for its austerity, broken only by the rich coffers of the ceiling of the central nave and the vaulted crosspieces of the apse.
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Contact address for Convent of Santo Domingo
Calle Arenal / Avenida de Albacete
Chinchilla de Montearagón (Albacete)
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Location
On the outskirts of the walled enclosure.
- Type of monument
- Religious Architecture
- Period
- 14th century.
- Art style
- Mudejar.
- How to get there
- Road transport
The Convent of Santo Domingo, which appears to have been founded in the 14th century, is located on the outskirts of the historic walled city. Its construction can be fixed at around the end of this century.
Following its seizure, the building suffered various fates, while the church remained open for worship.
The temple is a good example of the Mudejar and consists of three naves separated by pointed arches supported on simple square based pillars. The central nave is covered with rich “par y nudillo” coffering with interlaced and mozárabe decoration, and ostentatious coats of arms of the Dominican order of Castilla and León,
The Main Chapel and that contiguous to the nave by the pulpit, are square with vaulted crosspieces.
The wide convent cloister, is in two parts, the lower part with late 14th century pointed brick arches, and the upper part with 15th century low arches.
Attached to the convent church on the Gospel side, is the baroque Capilla del Rosario (Rosario Chapel), with a richly decorated rococo lady chapel covered with a Levantine profile dome on tambour. The floor is of Valencian tiles.
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