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Monasterio de las Huelgas: Royal Cistercian Legacy
Compases de Huelgas, Burgos, España5:260 listens
HistoryArchitectureReligionMedievalBurgosCastileRoyalGothicMudejar
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Explore the rich history of Monasterio de las Huelgas, a Royal Cistercian monastery founded in 1187 by Alfonso VIII of Castile. Discover its role as a royal pantheon, home to a medieval textile museum, and showcase of stunning Gothic-Mudéjar architecture that has stood for over eight centuries in Burgos.
Monasterio de las Huelgas: Royal Cistercian Legacy
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Compases de Huelgas, Burgos, España
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