Claustro del Carmen BN
El Claustro del Carmen es un edificio emblemático de la ciudad de Mahón. Forma parte del conjunto de la Iglesia del Carmen, la más grande de la ciudad, situada en la plaza que le da nombre a la misma. Fue fundada por la Orden de los Carmelitas, al igual que el antiguo convento situado detrás del templo donde se conserva su bello Claustro. Su construcción se inicio a mediados del siglo XVIII y no fue finalizada hasta el siglo XIX. Es un templo de estilo neoclásico en el que se guarda la imagen de la Virgen del Carmen, patrona de los marineros, muy venerada por los habitantes de la población.
El claustro del Carmen se sitúa detrás de la Iglesia del Carmen formando conjunto con ella y es uno de los edificios más visitados de la Ciudad de Mahón. Edificado de 1750 a 1808 al mismo tiempo que la iglesia, los trámites comenzaron en 1683 y se vio transformado, por la desamortización en 1835, albergó la cárcel, los tribunales de justicia y el mercado.
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El Claustro del Carmen is an emblematic building in the city of Mahón. It is part of the whole of the Church of Carmen, the largest in the city, located in the square that gives its name to it. It was founded by the Order of the Carmelites, just like the old convent located behind the temple where its beautiful Cloister is preserved. Its construction began in the mid-eighteenth century and was not completed until the nineteenth century. It is a temple of neoclassical style in which the image of the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of the sailors, is very venerated by the inhabitants of the town.
The Cloister of Carmen is located behind the Church of Carmen forming a group with it and is one of the most visited buildings in the City of Mahon. Built from 1750 to 1808 at the same time as the church, the procedures began in 1683 and was transformed, by the confiscation in 1835, sheltered the prison, the courts of justice and the market.
El claustro del Carmen se sitúa detrás de la Iglesia del Carmen formando conjunto con ella y es uno de los edificios más visitados de la Ciudad de Mahón. Edificado de 1750 a 1808 al mismo tiempo que la iglesia, los trámites comenzaron en 1683 y se vio transformado, por la desamortización en 1835, albergó la cárcel, los tribunales de justicia y el mercado.
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El Claustro del Carmen is an emblematic building in the city of Mahón. It is part of the whole of the Church of Carmen, the largest in the city, located in the square that gives its name to it. It was founded by the Order of the Carmelites, just like the old convent located behind the temple where its beautiful Cloister is preserved. Its construction began in the mid-eighteenth century and was not completed until the nineteenth century. It is a temple of neoclassical style in which the image of the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of the sailors, is very venerated by the inhabitants of the town.
The Cloister of Carmen is located behind the Church of Carmen forming a group with it and is one of the most visited buildings in the City of Mahon. Built from 1750 to 1808 at the same time as the church, the procedures began in 1683 and was transformed, by the confiscation in 1835, sheltered the prison, the courts of justice and the market.
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