The full name of this temple declared Asset of Cultural Interest is "Holy and Apostolic Church Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Incarnation of Granada"and is Considered one of the masterpieces of Spanish Renaissance architecture. The Basilica was built between the years 1526 and 1561 under the orders of the architect Diego de Siloé on the site of the main mosque of the city and today it is one of the most visited places in the city because it is next to the Royal Chapel, the space where the Catholic Monarchs are buried.
Thefirst project of this temple was entrusted to the famous architectEnrique Egaswho took the lead. The Gothic Cathedral of Toledo was used as a model, but finally this design was transformed by Diego de Siloé who proposed following the Renaissance lines modern typical of their time. In the 17th century, at the height of the Baroque style, the famous sculptor Alonso Cano, modified the the main façadeand proposed the creation of two immense towers that were never built - only one was carried out. out one and smaller size-. Later, the areas of the tabernacle and some chapels were added, the most important of which are: the Main Chapel with praying sculptures of the Catholic Monarchs made by Pedro de Mena and the busts of Adam and Eva by Alonso Cano, the Chapel of the Virgen del Pilar, the Chapel of Our Lady of Carmen, the Chapel of Our Lady of Angustias, the Chapel of Our Lady of the Ancient, the Chapel of Santa Lucí a, the Chapel of Christ of Sorrows, the Chapel of Saint Teresa, the Chapel of Saint Blaise, the Chapel of Saint Cecilio, the Chapel of Saint Sebastian, the Chapel of Saint Anne, the Chapel of the Holy Trinity and the Chapel of San Miguel.
Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 18:30 and Sundays and holidays from 15:00 to 18:00.
Other nearby points of interest are the Royal Chapel and the José Warrior.