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See Monastery of San Andrés Apostol, Calpan, Mexico (UNESCO site)
Calpan was subdued by Cortés personally in 1522 and the Franciscans arrived here to build theSan Andrés Apostol monasterycomplex in 1548 under Juan de Alameda. The capillas posas were begun in 1555. The facade is Plateresque with Moorish influence. It is adorned with Isabelina volutes on the entrance arch with shells on top. There is one bell tower on th... -
See Monastery of San Guillermo Abad, Totolapan, Mexico (UNESCO site)
The monastery of San Guillermo Abadis located in Totolapan and built by the Augustinians in 1553. Its cloister is small even though its walls and buttresses are very heavy. The corner chapels in the atrium are still intact and there are a number of notable oil paintings and an old organ in the choir of the church. There is also an outstanding two-color frieze in one o... -
See Monastery of San Juan Baustista (Tlayacapán), Mexico (UNESCO site)
Towering over everything else in the town of Tlayacapan, is the former monastery of San Juan Baustista (John the Baptist). This monastery is part of the series of monasteries near the Popocatepetl volcano which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1994. Today only the church portion retains its original function and serves as the parish church for the municipality. T... -
See Monastery of San Juan Bautista, Yecapixtla, Mexico (UNESCO site)
Monastery of San Juan Bautista was a teocalli, or sacred precinct, dedicated to a god of commerce called Yacapitzauac. This teocalli was destroyed by the Spanish under Gonzalo de Sandoval when he captured and sacked the settlement in 1521. This teocalli and god were the center of the pre-Hispanic community. The Franciscans were the first to arrive in the 1520s to evan... -
See Monastery of San Juan Bautista (Tetela del Volcán), Mexico (UNESCO site)
The monastery of San Juan Bautistain Tetela del Volcán was built by the Dominicans in the first half of the 16th century and was even visited by Hernán Cortés. It is at a high altitude near the volcano surrounded by pine forest in a relatively cold climate. The exterior has arcades that surround the complex but are partially hidden by trees. The u... -
See Monastery of San Mateo Apostol, Atlatlahucan, Mexico (UNESCO site)
The monastery of San Mateo Apostol in Atlatlahuacan was built by the Augustinians around 1570 over the remains of a pre-Hispanic temple in the highest part of the town. The Stations of the Cross in the atrium are represented by small chapels on the exterior of the atrium wall. It has two roofed chapels in its atrium, one of which with a mural of the genealogical tree ... -
See Monastery of San Miguel Arcángel, Huejotzingo, Mexico (UNESCO site)
The Franciscans founded the monastery of San Miguel Arcángelin 1525, in an area outside of the pre-Hispanic settlement of Huejotzingo. That settlement was located on higher ground, closer to the slopes of Iztaccíhuatl, in what is now known as San Juan Loma. Its early founding makes it one of the oldest monasteries in the Americas and one of the first fou... -
See Monastery of Santiago Apostol, Ocuituco, Mexico (UNESCO site)
The monastery of Santiago Apostolin Ocuituco dates from 1534 and is the first Augutinian monastery on the American mainland, with Fray Juan de Zumarraga celebrating its first mass in 1534. It not only served as an evangelization center, but as a training center for monks. The monastery has a vault in the lower floor of the cloister which used browns, whites and greens... -
See Monastery of Santo Domingo de Guzman (Hueyapan), Mexico (UNESCO site)
The monastery of Santo Domingo in Hueyapan has the highest altitude of the monasteries in the state of Morelos, with its climate cold compared to most of the rest of the state. It is one of the monasteries closest to the volcano. It was founded by the Dominicans but its cloister was built of adobe and wood with a tile roof instead of stone. It disintegrated relatively... -
See Monastery of Santo Domingo (Oaxtepec), Mexico (UNESCO site)
The Dominican monastery of Santo Domingoin Oaxtepec is located on a fairly steep hill over a pre-Hispanic ceremonial platform. For this reason, the atrium is not located in front of the church and is more elevated than the church. In the interior of the church, Gothic arches support the roof and the vault is decorated with floral motifs. There are two wood altarpieces... -
See Monastery of St. John the Theologian, Patmos Island, Greece (UNESCO sites)
The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian (Monastery of Saint John the Divine) is a Greek Orthodox monastery founded in 1088 in Chora on the island of Patmos, Greece. It is built on a spot venerated by both Catholics and Eastern Orthodox as the cave where St. John of Patmos had visions. In 1999, UNESCO declared the cave a joint World Heritage Site together with the ... -
See Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Greece (UNESCO site)
The Monastery of the Holy Trinity is on top of the cliffs. It was built in 1475 and was remodeled many times in 1684, 1689, 1692, 1741. -
See Moni Megalou Meteorou (Great Meteoron Monastery), Greece (UNESCO site)
Moni Megalou Meteorou (Great Meteoron Monastery) is the largest monastery in Meteora. Also known as the Monastery of the Transfiguration (Metamorfosis Sotiros Monastery), it was founded in the mid-14th century atop Broad Rock (Platys Lithos), the highest of the Meteora pinnacles. While the monastery once housed 100 monks, in 2015 only three monks were in residence. (M... -
See Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint), Paris, France (UNESCO site)
The Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) is a government-owned institution responsible for producing France's euro coins. Founded in 864 AD, it is the world's oldest continuously-running minting institution operating from two sites, one in Paris and one in Pessac. Administratively speaking, the "Direction of Coins and Medals", the national mint is an administration of the Fr... -
Visit Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Italy (UNESCO Site)
The Cathedral of Monreale is one of the greatest extant examples of Norman architecture in the world. It was begun in 1174 by William II, and in 1182 the church, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was, by a bull of Pope Lucius III, elevated to the rank of a metropolitan cathedral. The church is a national monument of Italy and one of the most important at...
