Iglesia del Carmen, Requena

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The Iglesia del Carmen (Church of Virgin of the Carmelites) is Gothic and Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located in Requena, province of Valencia, Spain.

The church was originally attached to a 13th-century Convent of the Carmelite Nuns. The walls are decorated in azulejo tiles. The Façade is neoclassic but maintains a later portal. It contains a decorated Chapel of the Virgen de la Soterrraña (Subterranean Virgin). [1]

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References

  1. Auntamiento de Requena, entry on church.