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Castle of Santa Catalina (Jaén)

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36: 624: 237:. One of the last structures built during this period was the donjon, which was the work of the Conestable of Castile, Miguel Lucas de Iranzo. The builders of the new castle used some of the towers and ramparts of the old fortress, and destroyed or replaced others. The construction in 1965 of the parador resulted in destruction of many of the elements of the Old Castle. The few remnants of the original fortress occupy the western extreme of the hill. 566: 571: 520: 221:, he commenced a transformation of the castle, including construction of what became known as the New Castle on the eastern extreme of the hill. The bulk of the work, however, took place under the reigns of 689: 252: 699: 524: 251:
that recalls the cross that Ferdinand III had erected there. At the foot of the cross, engraved in the rock, is the "Sonnet to the Cross" by the poet
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forces built a gunpowder store, stables, hospital, offices, kitchen, and artillery platform. Little beyond the foundations remains of most of these.
709: 665: 530: 451: 608: 213:). Earlier, where the parador now stands, there was a tower known as Hannibal's Tower, of which some traces remain. After King 390: 352: 488: 294: 658: 434: 173:(Castillo de Santa Catalina) is a castle that sits on the Cerro de Santa Catalina overlooking the Spanish city of 601: 639: 582: 704: 694: 380: 468: 651: 478: 363: 631: 121: 594: 218: 505: 714: 322: 214: 287: 234: 226: 240:
The 17th century saw some interior remodeling of the buildings. Then in the early 19th century,
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The castle and parador have a view over the valley of the
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Buildings and structures completed in the 13th century
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Paradores
Medieval
Jaén
Parador de Jaén
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Jaén
parador
José Luis Picardo
Moorish fortress
Nasrid
Emirate of Granada
Abdallah ibn al-Ahmar
Alhambra
Ferdinand III of Castile
Siege of Jaén
Alfonso X
Ferdinand IV
donjon
Saint Catherine
Napoleonic
cross
Almendros Aguilar
Guadalquivir
Sierra Morena
Charles de Gaulle
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