Capilla+del+Obispo(English)

This page has been created by Aitana Román Fernández =**1. The exact place where located**= The chapel of the Bishop of Madrid also called Chapel of Santa Maria and San Juan Letran, is located in the Spanish capital (Madrid), is a 16th century this declared National Monument since 1931. =2.Who sent him to build.=

King Alfonso VIII command to build the site of a primitive Chapel. The last phase of the complex restoration works were financed by the community of Madrid and directed by architect Javier Vellés at the end of 2007, as it has been closed for more than forty years. Chapel of the Bishop, Gothic and Renaissance, Spanish plateresque art, is one of the most beautiful buildings of the city, both their art and its history.

=3. What year was built and who built it.=

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It was built in 1520 by Francisco de Vargas and his son, Gutierre de Vargas (Bishop of Plasencia) to house the remains of San Isidro. Works were completed in 1535, in the year to be deposit the remains of the Saint, to the Church of Saint Andrew is responsible for the relic in 1544, being dedicated exclusively to Funeral Chapel of the Vargas. Save there the body of the Bishop of Plasencia (Gutierre de Vargas), the chapel was named Bishop's Chapel .in 1936 the Church was burned down. The paintings, sculptures of the niches and the canopy that guarded the remains of the Saint were lost with this. In 1966 the reforms ended and left as Temple a part of the antecapilla and cruzero, the Bishop's Chapel leaving walled and San Isidro.

=4. Description of the building.=

The chapel of the Bishop is composed of three separate buildings in antiquity were reported among themselves. The outer part of the building consists of a nave divided into three equal parts, and a polygonal, apse with large buttresses on the outside, large columns that hold the structure of the building that does not expire for the weight.The vaults are made of rib and starry in the presbiterio.Thanks to the cost involved buy building material, only bought low quality material. The southern façade overlooking the Plaza de Paja, is the only foreign element built under the architecture of the Renaissance, made of granite, highlighted by a semicircular arch. Along with poorly designed ornaments of the façade are seven framed windows,one by one, by a double molding with == floral reliefs decorating around the mark.The facade is decorated by an outgoing cornice and adjusted, while the bottom is a grand staircase that allows you to save the unevenness of the Plaza de Paja. Acces s to the chapel consists of arches, whose current aspect corresponds to the reform of the 18th century. The inner door is made of Walnut wood decorated with reliefs, where represent biblical scenes of the old testament. It is a masterpiece of the Spanish Renaissance style. The decoration of the nave is plateresco.The style elements most outstanding of this are: the main altarpiece, seen from the apse and the alabaster tombs located on both sides of the most outstanding elements of inside presbiterio.Other one, is the high choir, covered with stucco. =5. Why is important; for what was did it ; history.=

The chapel of the Bishop sent building to house the remains of San Isidro Labrador. The initiative is debited to Francisco de Vargas, which, served as one of the most powerful families in Madrid. However, the final impetus gave it his son Gutierre de Vargas and Carvajal, Bishop of Plasencia, who is the foundation of the Chapel and its interior decoration. They named the chapel was recognized as a chapel of the Bishop, giving the official name of Chapel of St. Mary and St. John Lateran. While the chapel was built to hold the remains of San Isidro, finally was translated to a parish until the 19th century. So the Vargas, decided to convert the chapel in their pantheon sculptor familiar.Whose sculptur was Francisco Giralte, Director of the altarpiece in the apse and two tombs are located on both sides of the presbytery, where rest remains, and those of his father and mother, Francisco Vargas and Agnes de Carvajal.

=6. For what is now used and exact location that you are currently.=

The monumental group has entire Apple form, now bounded by square of tanks and St Andrew square( in the South), san Pedro( in the East), the Costanilla of san Andrés (in the West) and Plaza de la Paja(in the north) .The access to the chapel of the Bishop be realised from this last place number 9. At this time the Bishop's Chapel is located in the capital for the tourists visit.