Convento de San Marcos

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Convento de San Marcos is a historic former monastery in León, Spain, renowned for its Plateresque Renaissance façade and its later use as a pilgrims’ hospital, prison, and now a luxury parador hotel.

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Label Occurrences
Convento de San Marcos canonical 1
church of San Marcos 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
historic building
monastery
architecturalStyle Baroque
Plateresque
Spanish Renaissance
city León
constructionEnd 18th century
constructionStart 16th century
country Spain
currentUse Parador de León
luxury hotel
dedicatedTo Saint Mark
hasArtisticStyle Renaissance sculpture
relief decoration
hasFunction hospital
hotel
prison
religious complex
hasPart Plateresque façade
chapter house
Convento de San Marcos self-linksurface differs
surface form: church of San Marcos

cloister
courtyard
hasStatus preserved historic monument
hasTourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
religious tourism
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural
Monument
heritageDesignationCountry Spain
isInMunicipality León
laterUse military barracks
prison
locatedIn Castile and León
León
locatedOn banks of the Bernesga River
locatedOnRoute Camino de Santiago
managedBy Paradores de Turismo de España
material stone
notableFor historical role on the Way of St. James
ornate Plateresque façade
use as a prison during political conflicts in Spain
originalFunction hostel for pilgrims on the Way of St. James
monastery
pilgrims’ hospital
region Castile and León
religiousOrder Order of Santiago

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León hasLandmark Convento de San Marcos
Convento de San Marcos hasPart Convento de San Marcos self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: church of San Marcos