Cartuja de Miraflores

"La Cartuja de Santa María de Miraflores es un monasterio de la Orden de los Cartujos, edificado en una loma conocida como Miraflores, situada a unos tres kilómetros del centro de la ciudad de Burgos (Castilla y León, España). Es una joya del arte gótico final. En el conjunto destaca la iglesia, cuya portada occidental, en estilo gótico isabelino, está decorada con los escudos de sus fundadores. El templo es de una sola nave, capillas laterales y ábside poligonal. La nave está cubierta con bóveda estrellada. En 2015, para la aprobación por la Unesco de la ampliación del Camino de Santiago en España a «Caminos de Santiago de Compostela: Camino francés y Caminos del Norte de España», la administración española envió como documentación un «Inventario Retrospectivo - Elementos Asociados» (Retrospective Inventory - Associated Components) que incluye con el n.º 1009 a la Cartuja de Santa María de Miraflores"

"Miraflores Charterhouse (Spanish: Cartuja de Miraflores) is a charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery of the Order of the Carthusians built on a hill (known as Miraflores) about three kilometers of the center of the Spanish city of Burgos, autonomous community of Castile and León, in Spain. Its origin dates back to 1442, when the king John II of Castile decided to donate to the Order of the Carthusians for its conversion into monastery a hunting lodge located outside city of Burgos, which had been erected by his father Henry III of Castile "the Mourner" in 1401. In this way, the king fulfilled the will of his father stated in his will. Carthusian monks from other Hispanic Carthusians, installed on this site until a fire in 1452 caused the destruction of the pavilion. In 1453 was decided to build a new building, the existing today, which placed under the patronage of Saint Mary of the Annunciation. The works were commissioned to Juan de Colonia, starting in 1454, being continued after his death by his son, Simón de Colonia. The works were completed in 1484 at behest of Queen Isabella I of Castile, survivor daughter of the kings John II of Castile and Isabella of Portugal, which were buried in the sanctuary of the monastery. It is a later-Gothic jewel, in its set highlights the church, with Isabelline style's western facade decorated with the coats of its founders. The monastery consists of a single nave with starry vault, with side chapels, and topped by a polygonal apse."