Palacio de las Cadenas, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain

Facade of the Palacio de las Cadenas or Palace of the Chains, or Vazquez de Molina Palace, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509-75, and built 1546-65 in Renaissance style for Juan Vazquez de Molina, in the Vazquez de Molina Square, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The 3 storey building has a central portal, triangular pediments on the first floor windows, bull's eye windows and caryatids on the second floor and lanterns on the roof corners. In the foreground is a formal garden with palm trees and topiary hedges. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Al-andalus Andalucia Andres Cadenas Chains Hedge Jaen Molina Palacio Pediment Topiary Ubeda Vandelvira Vazquez

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