Royal Chancery

The Chancillería Real is a palace in Classicist style that was ordered by Felipe II in the XVI Century. It is located in Plaza Nueva, one of the most famous squares of Granada.

It has a Mannerist facade that was finished in 1576. It was built by Martín Díaz de Navarrete following Juan de Herrera´ s design. It presents double Corinthian pilasters, round arch and commemorative plaques and a great triangular gable over an upper balcony with the symbols of the justice and the strength and the Royal coat of arms. In the upper part of the building, there are stone balustrades and Ionic columns with lintel.

It is a Spanish geneological archive which takes from the XV Century to the XX Century, where you can find sacramental certificates, noble families´ wills, data about the clergy, the churches, history…

Today it is the head office of the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía.

Interesting resources

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