Real Monasterio de Sijena
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Name (Latin)
Real Monasterio de Sijena
Other forms of name
Monasterio de Sijena
Monasterio de Santa María de Sijena
Sijena (Convent)
Sixena (Convent)
nna Sigena (Convent)
Coordinates
-0.01944444 -0.01944444 41.70944444 41.70944444 (gooearth )
MARC
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Sources of Information
- Pano y Ruaata, M. de. El monasterio de Sijena, 1932.
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Monasterio de Sigena - Vista general 02
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Wikipedia description:
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena (Spanish: Real Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena) is a convent in Villanueva de Sigena, region of Aragon, Spain. Built between 1183 and 1208, the Romanesque church was founded by Queen Sancha of Castile, wife of Alfonso II of Aragon. The convent church is based on the shape of the Latin cross. It has a single nave, a wide transept and three apse chapels. There are also elements from Cistercian and Mudéjar architecture such as in the roofs and windows. The main entrance portal features fourteen archivolts.
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