Royal Convent of La Encarnación
Madrid, Spain
Freely accessible
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The Royal Convent of La Encarnación is a Baroque convent of the Recollet Augustines in Madrid, Spain, begun in 1616 to a design by Alberto de la Madre de Dios. Founded by Queen Margaret of Austria, wife of Philip III, it mainly housed women from noble families. Although the community is enclosed, the building is open to the public under the administration of the Patrimonio Nacional, and it is a designated bien de interés cultural.
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- Built
- Type
- museum, monastery, monument
- Heritage
- bien de interés cultural
- Place
- Madrid, Spain
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