Toledo city is the old capital of the state of Spain, and this place is one of the most beautiful on the planet. For good, Toledo was very familiar with the famous painter El Greek - he captured him in his works a few dozen times. Traces of different periods were killed in this city - such as the Arena and the fortress walls of the time of Rome, a huge Cathedral in the Gothic style, aqueduct and Alcazar Castle ...
Tourist remarks of the city together with magnificent buildings in Madrid, Barcelona and Granada are a rich legacy of the history of the state. Located here, the Cathedral is one of the most beautiful in Spain, the Santa Cruz Hospital Museum (Enters here-free, works on schedule: Monday-Saturday 10: 00-18: 30, Sunday - 10: 00-14: 00) Definitely enters the first ten most impressive. If you go to completely sense the unique spirit of the old Spanish capital, come here the most smaller for two days. In the case, if the time "presses", then these places in the city, which you need to visit: Cathedral, Church of St. Thomas, Alcazar Fortress, House-Museum El Greco and Squoder's Square, which is the heart of the historical part of Toledo.
Old part of the city Very compact, it includes two quarters. This is a complex that includes medieval buildings that surrounds the fortress wall, a narrow labyrinth of the streets and a significant number of monuments. Located under the protection of UNESCO.
In Toledo, for centuries, representatives of various cultures and various faith were adjacent, therefore, as well as Jerusalem, this Spanish city earned the name of the "City of Three Cultures". Representatives of Christianity, Judaism and Islam left their imprint in the architectural look of the city. Most of the monuments were not saved to this day, but only the fact that there were two synagogues (El Trancito and Santa Maria La Blanca) from ten once existed - in the Jewish quarter, as well as two mosques (Torneryas and Santo -Cristo de la lous) - they were once erected twelve, and many church, cathedral and monastic buildings could tell a lot about this city. In addition, in the features of urban architecture, the influence of Arab culture is visible - namely in the decor, the design of the gate, arches and fragments of buildings.
What distinguishes many Christian buildings of the city - so this is the fact that most of them raised where the mosques were previously located, and those, in turn, once built in those places where Westgoth church buildings were located. A bright sample of this pattern is the construction of the Cathedral, built in the style of gothic. When Muslims robbed, then there was a cathedral mosque, until the same temple. And the Church of St. Thomas, where the famous Funeral of the Funeral Count De Orza is located in the authorship of El Greco, and the Church of Santiago de Arrabal, which has a bell tower in the form of a minaret, also built on the location of the Muslim shrines.
If you have come to Toledo, then you will definitely make four things: Enjoy the view of the canvase El Greek - in the Cathedral, as well as the chapel of Toma; Take a look from the height of the bell tower of the Jesuit Church on the surrounding panorama; Check out the excellent legend of the bridge of St. Martin; Send a paper boat on a journey by r. Tahoe - so that he is sometime happily fell to Lisbon.
House-Museum El Greek
In addition to the institutions of the religious plan, both civil architecture monuments are also preserved for today. Some have restoration work. For example, in the House-Museum where the famous Spanish master painter El Greco (Domenisk Teotokopoulos), formerly by the origin of the Greek, lived. This building is in the Jewish quarter, it is erected according to the style of the sixteenth century. When the artist arrived in this country, he soon chose Toledo to life. In this city, he created a lot of famous paintings. You can see in this house-museum to see both the personal belongings of this artist and his works. It works this institution's institution: in April-September from Tuesday to Saturday 09: 30-20: 30, and in October-March on the same days from 09:30 to 18:30. On weekends and on Sundays, the museum is open on schedule 10: 00-15: 00. Monday is always a day off. The entrance will need to pay five euros.
Palace Alcazar
This palace is another monument of civil construction, as well as a Toledo visiting card. He was subjugated several times. The last time it happened with Carle Fifth. Monarch decided that the highest building in the city is suitable as a royal residence. But it was not destined to happen, because the capital of the state was transferred to Madrid, and the remains of their days of widows and the former wives of kings lived in the Alcazar Palace. Nowadays, there is a military museum. It is located at: Cuesta de Carlos V, 2, 45001 Toledo.
Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary, which also hosts another name - the first Cathedral of Toledo is the residence of the local archbishop, and in addition - one of the best cathedrals in the Gothic style located in the country.
The construction has access to Plaza del Ayntamiento, also hereinafter referred to as Plaza de La Villa. In addition, it is also the town hall and the Archbishop Palace. To build the cathedral began in 1227th - according to the Decree of the King Ferdinando of the Third Sacred here on August 14 laid the first stone. And the construction has already completed in the fifteenth century, or rather - in 1493, then the construction of the central neopa arches was completed.
The building is famous due to its luxurious inner decoration. Archings are supported by rows of impressive colonnade. The light gets inside, bypassing seven and a half hundred stained windows, while a spectacular lighting is created, which includes various colors and shades.
Chapel of Our Lady keeps a very old - period of wood - and a very honored statue of the Virgin Mary. Madonna here were portrayed on a silver throne, closed in excellent clothes, decorated with jewels.