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Santa Marķa la Blanca Synagogue
 
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Built in the thirteenth century, bears the characteristics of Mudejar Toledo, was built as a synagogue until in the fifteenth century was transformed into a church. Have the plant room five ships parallel with heights decreasing gradually outwards and supported by horseshoe arches on octagonal pillars. This brick and conveniently enfoscado bleaching, with artistic capitals of plaster.

columnOn the walls, albanegas, blind arches and friezes; can admire delicate atauriques Andalusian influence, something more modern and original polychrome. In the sixteenth century becomes beaterio and Cardinal Silica instructs the architect Alonso Covarrubias conducting the three chapels at the head, crowned the central vault with a half-orange on the other tubes and covered with quarter-on field scallops.

At present is under the administration of a community of nuns closing.