The construction of the Granada Cathedral was begun in 1523, and was completed nearly 200 years later, in 1703.

In 1492 Granada, the last city of Spain occupied by the Moors, was liberated from Turkish rule. With her years of liberation ended the Reconquista – the struggle of the Spaniards with the Muslim conquerors. A few years later was conceived, a Cathedral, as a symbol of liberation of Granada from the yoke of the Moors.

The construction of the Cathedral was conducted under the guidance of several successive architects. Original plan of the building owned by the architect Enrique EGAS, who had planned to build a Cathedral in the Gothic style, five naves separated. In 1528 construction management has assumed the architect Diego de Siloe, which made significant changes to the existing design of the building, giving it inherent elements of the Renaissance style. His final appearance, and which survived until our days, the Cathedral receives after making the corrections and additions by the prominent architect, sculptor and painter Alonso Cano, who led the construction in the 18th century.

The facade is decorated with pilasters, statues, carved reliefs, and turrets. The interior of the Cathedral is decorated mainly in white and gold colour scheme, which gives the interior a special grandeur and solemnity, fills it with light and creates a feeling of spaciousness. The walls of the Cathedral is decorated with magnificent paintings by Alonso Cano.

Adjoins the Cathedral and the famous chapel Royal, in terms of representing a polyhedron that Enrique EGAS was built in 1505-1506. Here lie the remains of king Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, and in front of their kneeling sculptures statues.

Granada Cathedral is one of the most important architectural sights not only of Granada and Spain, but also in the whole world culture. Constructed for many years, and it appears to our eyes in several architectural styles – Gothic, Renaissance, Rococo and classicism.