Iglesia de San Juan de la Cruz Valencia


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Valencia is the third largest metropolis in Spain, set on the shores of Costa Del Azahar in Spain. It is growing as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. Rich in culture and history this old city in Spain is abound with numerous tourist attractions, most of which speaks loud about the rich cultural heritage of the city. There are many places for sightseeing in Valencia which stands as the witness to its troubled past, rich literary period during Renaissance, and the marvelous architecture. Iglesia de San Juan de la Cruz, Valencia is one of these tourist attractions in Valencia.

Iglesia de San Juan de la Cruz, Valencia is one of the most popular churches in Valencia, well known for its old age touch and rich cultural past. It is a rectangular shaped single storey church with typical Renaissance style architecture. It excels the rest of the lot of churches in Valencia with its special feature of sobriety that mark its exterior architecture and the Rococo decoration in its interior. Iglesia de San Juan de la Cruz, Valencia has a vaulted dome and the typical side chapels representing the Renaissance style.

The distinctness of the Iglesia de San Juan de la Cruz, Valencia, Spain, appears in the exterior décor of the church, with Salomonic columns and the frontispiece over the fore-part of the church. The interior is no less to talk about. The chapel belonging to the Fishermen's Guild and the valuable painting and sculptures is a must see in Valencia. The first stone to build this church was placed in the period between 1602 and 1615, by the Patriarch and Archbishop of Valencia, Juan of Shore. All thanks to the splendid restoration of the Iglesia de San Juan de la Cruz, Valencia, that we are able to experience the marvelous architecture of a period as early as the early 17th century.

The address of Iglesia de San Juan de la Cruz, Valencia is:

Poeta Querol, 6
Valencia, V 46002
Spain.


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