Asunción de Nuestra Señora Church, Robledo de Chavela, Gothic church in Robledo de Chavela, Spain.
The church features robust buttresses, a pentagonal apse, and a 30-meter tower with a square base topped by a balustrade with eight decorative vases.
Built between the 15th and 16th centuries over a Romanesque temple, the church displays different construction periods through its irregular masonry and granite blocks.
The main altarpiece contains thirty-two oil panels attributed to painters connected to the Catholic Monarchs and Cardinal Cisneros from the late 15th century.
The church stands at the highest point of the town center in Plaza de la Iglesia, with the main entrance decorated with donor Diego García Medrano's coat of arms.
Interior vaults feature mural decorations depicting dragon heads and simulated stone blocks, with approximately eighty painted dragons throughout the church.
Location: Robledo de Chavela
Architectural style: Gothic architecture
GPS coordinates: 40.50192,-4.23914
Latest update: March 4, 2025 13:38
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