El Royal Hospital of Granada It is located in the city center, bounded by Avenida del Hospicio and Calle Ancha de Capuchinos. It is surrounded by Gardens of the Royal Hospital, which frame the imposing Plateresque windows on the façade of this beautiful Gothic building with later additions of a classical type.
It has a Greek cross plan inscribed in a square with symmetrical patios at the angles, taking as a model the Hospital Mayor in Milan. We highlight, especially, the Convalescent Gallery open to Field of Triumph, with a beautiful plateresque decoration and the shields of the Catholic Monarchs and the Emperor.
The Royal Hospital has its origin in the conquest of the city of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs. They saw the need to create a hospital center. Immediately the original project grew to the great hospital that was built in 1504. The initial enclave was the Alhambra, but finally it was built on the old Muslim-era cemetery, in front of the city walls.
It is currently the headquarters of the Rectorate of the University of Granada. In the bays of the upper floor, the noble floor covered in its central part by a large decorated wooden vault, today the University Library. The ground floor is used for exhibitions and concerts. We got there by means of lines 8 and C of the urban bus.
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