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• Cathedral of Santos Niños Justo y Pastor in Alcalá de Henares.. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de la Tercia s/n. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. E-mail: catedraldealcala@gmail.com. www.visitascatedraldealcala.org. The church was built on the site where the children from Alcalá, Justo and Pastor, were said to have been martyred. The original structure was an old collegiate church which…

• La Imagen Carmelite Convent, Alcalá de Henares. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Imagen. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es. Founded in 1563 by the blessed Sister María de Jesús, under the patronage of Doña Leonor de Mascareñas, governess of Felipe II. The design of this Renaissance building's façade is attributed to Alonso de Covarrubias. The façade is…

• Salón Cervantes Theatre. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Cervantes, 7. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es.   Built in 1888, this is one of the city's two theatres. It has a rectangular floor plan, and both the façade and the interior were remodelled in 1925 and subsequently refurbished in 1989. It offers a varied programme of eve…

• Alcalá de Henares Town Hall. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Cervantes 12. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. E-mail: info@alcaladehenares.es. www.ayto-alcaladehenares.es. The Town Hall building was once the old San Carlos Borromeo college-convent, also known as “Los Agonizantes”. In 1870 it became the Town Hall. The façade is eclectic in style and th…

• Casa de la Entrevista house. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Juan, 4. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es. This was the church of the old monastery of San Juan de la Penitencia , founded by Cardinal Cisneros in 1504. Its name ('the house of the interview') derives from the fact that this was where the first audience took place bet…

• Laredo Palace. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo de la Estación, nº 10, 28801. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es. Architectural and decorative fantasia in a building that was conceived as a "complete work" by the architect, Manuel José de Laredo. Laredo Palace is a mixture of architectural, sculptural and decorative arch…

• Chapel of El Oidor. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Cervantes s/n. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es. Founded in the 15th century by Don Pedro Díaz de Toledo, an oidor or high court judge under King John II, the chapel was part of the parish of Santa María la Mayor. Features worth noting are the highly cambered semicircu…

• Alcalá de Henares Main Street. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Mayor. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.museo-casa-natal-cervantes.org. This street, which begins at the church of Santos Niños, was conceived as a major artery in the 12th century. As it was then, it is now still a busy commercial area. Along the street we see porches that are supported …

• Episcopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Cardenal Sandoval y Rojas, s/n. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es. The palace was the residence of the archbishops of Toledo from the 13th until the 19th century. In 1939 it was seriously damaged by fire, and not only a valuable artistic heritage but also the Central State…

• University of Alcalá de Henares, or College of San Ildefonso. Alcalá de Henares.

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  … Plaza De San Diego s/n. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. E-mail: visitas.guiadas@uah.es. http://visitas.uah.es/. The birthplace of Cervantes. It was created by Cardinal Cisneros and given the name of College of San Ildefonso. The doorway is a fine example of the rich ornamentation of the purest Spa…