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SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Hospital real de Santiago de Compostela
Royal Hospital of Santiago of Compostela
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
HOSPITAL REAL

Construido para albergar a los peregrinos y enfermos al final del S. XV. La Posada ostenta espléndida ornamentación plateresca, y lleva adosado a ambos lados de la puerta sendos medallones con las efigies de los Reyes Católicos.

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Claustro plateresco del Hospital real
Plateresc Cloister of the Royal Hospital

Hoy se denomina "El hostal de los Reyes Católicos". De los cuatro patios del edificio, los dos anteriores son de transición al plateresco y los dos posteriores tienen huellas barrocas. Su capilla en planta de cruz griega, se utiliza habitualmente para exposiciones o como sala de conciertos. Destaca su enrejado, realizado por Juan Francés en 1.525.


Royal Hospital of Santiago of Compostela

Built to house the pilgrims and sick towards the end of the 15th cent. La Posada, as it is known, has an splendid plateresc artistry, a has at both sides of its gate various seals with the effigies of the Catholic Kings.

Today it is called "The Catholic King's Inn". Of the four patios of the building, the first two are of a transitional period towards the plateresc, and the other two had baroque traces. Its chapel's floor plan is of a Greek cross, and it is often used for expositions or concert hall. Worth noting are the grating realized by Juan Francés in 1,525.