Paraninfo de la Universidad de Alcalá
Paraninfo de la Universidad de Alcalá, Ceremonial hall in Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
The Paraninfo features a rectangular layout with a Mudejar wooden ceiling decorated with six-pointed stars and hexagonal patterns measuring 450 square meters.
Pedro de la Cotera constructed this academic theater between 1516 and 1520 following Cardinal Cisneros' instructions, though the Cardinal died before its completion.
The hall contains Renaissance-style plasterwork crafted by Gutiérrez de Cárdenas and Pedro de Villarroel, displaying Italian grotesque motifs without human figures.
Visitors enter through the Hostería del Estudiante courtyard to reach the main hall, where the names of Cervantes Prize recipients are displayed.
The floor features geometric patterns in ceramic tile work representing traditional designs from the former Toledo archbishopric region.
Location: Alcalá de Henares
Inception: 1516
Elevation above the sea: 588 m
Part of: Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso, Complutense University, Manzana Fundacional Cisneriana de la Universidad de Alcalá
Address: Plaza de San Diego, 7 28801 28801
GPS coordinates: 40.48176,-3.36275
Latest update: March 11, 2025 07:22
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