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The Church of San José is also worth visiting
close by as it is on the site of the Great Mosque of La Alcazaba
and the minaret belongs to caliphal architecture, the only one preceding
the Almoravid type. It is here that the 'Christ of Silence' by José
de Mora is kept. All the churches in the Albaicín have Mudéjar
traces in their 16th century construction.
Situated close to the walls as well are the San
Miguel El Bajo and Santa Isabel la Real, a convent founded by the
Catholic Queen, it has a magnificent Gothic-Isabel line portal by
Enrique Egas, within which there are remains of a Nasrid palace.
Behind here are the 15th century Dar al-Horra, the palace of Aixa,
Boabdil's mother with the structure and ornaments still well-preserved.
The El Albaicin borders the river on the Carrero del Darro where
the El Castril House is located.
This small palace has a plateresque façade
and a wonderful coffered ceiling in its main hall which also houses
the Provincial Archaeological Museum. Among the exhibits here are
megalithic artifacts from the necropolis of Zalabi, Phoenician discoveries
from Almuñecar and Visigothic relics from Marugan, among
others. The Santa Catalina de Zafra Convent, still in the same area
boasts a Renaissance portal and church, as well as a retable with
sculptures by José de Mora and paintings by Risueño
and Bocanegra.
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