Historical Sites in Spain,Old Hospital of Santa Magdalena in Montblanc Tarragona Spain.

                        Old Hospital of Santa Magdalena Tarragona.

  

                                                     Construction: 
The fourteenth century church and the hospital building between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.Features:Church of a single ship without apse, with a wooden structure covered on both sides and diaphragm arches. On the right side a small side chapel with vault opens. The hospital is structured around a central cloister slightly modified. At the bottom of the cloister you can see a cistern and the original pavement. 
   
History:Following the unification of hospitals ordered by Ferdinand II the Hospital de Santa Magdalena consolidated. The function was to care for the poor and sick pilgrims. Then a community of sisters who taught girls settled village, became a doctor's office and finally the last century a textile company, negative factor structure was located. It was this same century that the Government carried out a proper restoration process. Today it houses the Historical Archives of the Conca de Barbera. 



 

Visit:The entrance to the cloister of the old hospital is open from 8am to 19pm.From August 1 to September 13 the hours are from 11am to 15pm.The church guided tour only.







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