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La Magdalena Church
The Iglesia de la Magdelena Church is the oldest church in Jaen. Originally, it was a mosque and the tower, rebuilt in the 16th Century, was its minaret. The church has a Gothic facade and inside the outstanding retable is by Jacobo Florentino.
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La Rambla
Thronged with people day and night, the historic avenue La Rambla can claim to be Spain`s most famous street. In times past it was a sandy gully containing a seasonal stream that ran parallel to the medieval city wall.
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La Sagrada Familia
Antoni Gaudi started work on the Expiatori Temple of the Holy Family in the 1880s and it became his life`s work. His vision was for this unconventional church to be the greatest in Europe.
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Maria Luisa Park
The lovely Parque de Maria Luisa was the garden of the Palacio de San Telmo until the 1890s when it was given to the city. The area was landscaped for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition and the Plaza de Espana with its tiled benches is from then.
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Military Museum
Crowning the summit of Montjuic is an 18th Century castle that is now a military museum. An early 17th Century castle previously occupied the site, but Felipe V destroyed it in 1705. The Bourbon family built the present castle, which was captured by the French during the War of Independence.
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Monasterio de la Descalzas Reales
Originally a medieval palace, this notable building becme the Convent of the Royal Barefoot Sisters in the mid 16th Century when it was converted for women of royal rank by Dona Juana.
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Montjuic
Montjuic is a hill that rises to a height of almost 700 feet above the south side of the city, and it is a magnificent viewpoint. The summit is occupied by an 18th Century castle. It is thought there was once a Jewish cemetery here because the name means Jewish Mountain.
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Municipal History Museum
The highlight of the Municipal History Museum is the huge mahogany model of Cadiz made in 1779 by an unknown artist. It depicts in fine detail all the buildings and streets of the city at that time.
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