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Church of la Asunción de Turleque

Turleque, La Mancha de Toledo, Toledo

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Church of la Asunción de Turleque

Monument · Turleque, La Mancha de Toledo, Toledo

Parish church of Turleque, in the province of Toledo, located on the plaza del Generalísimo and considered the village's main monument. Built in neoclassical style from 1778 onwards to replace the old church, demolished because of its ruinous state, the work was paid for by the Infante Gabriel de Bourbon, grand prior of the Order of Saint John, and its design is attributed to the architect Juan de Villanueva. It has a single nave without an apse, covered with a barrel vault and divided into six bays by semicircular arches and Doric pilasters, with shallow side chapels and a choir at the foot of the church. On the outside, the ashlar façade is topped by a pediment flanked by two brick towers. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), with the rank of monument, on 1 February 1994.

Photo: Cruccone (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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