Media Category: Spain-Toledo 2021

The outer walls of the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes in Toledo have chains hanging as an offering for the Christian captives taken by the last Muslim king of Granada around 1492. The monastery was founded by the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. Its main style is Gothic with Spanish and Flemish influences. (Sept. 17, 2021)

The first floor of the cloister inside the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes or the Monastery of Saint John of the Monarchs. (Sept. 17, 2021)

The interior and main chapel of the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes or the Monastery of Saint John of the Monarchs is an Isabelline style Franciscan monastery in Toledo and was built by the Catholic Monarchs (1477–1504). (Sept. 17, 2021)

A close-up of the altar in the main chapel of the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes or the Monastery of Saint John of the Monarchs. (Sept. 17, 2021)

Reliefs with the coats of the Catholic Monarchs along the side walls of the main chapel of the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes or the Monastery of Saint John of the Monarchs in Toledo. (Sept. 17, 2021)

A close-up of the reliefs with the coats of the Catholic Monarchs along the side walls of the main chapel of the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes or the Monastery of Saint John of the Monarchs in Toledo. (Sept. 17, 2021)