Buildings of Marbella Spain
Marbella Spain has transformed over many years from a small fishing village to a now well visited vacation destination for the rich and famous. This quaint town is filled with many buildings of interest that are tied to the many people that have come, gone and stayed in this beautiful town. Town Hall stands out as having some notable history for this village. The Chief Magistrate, Juan de Pisa ordered this building to be constructed in 1568. It was built with a forged iron balcony to host the authorities while watching the festivities being held in the square below. Inside the building, located in the Commission Room the Mudejar Arms are placed. The Temple, inside the Hall of Justice has a painting of Felip the Seconds’ many shields.
Ermita De Santiago is the oldest religious building in the city. It was built in the 15th century after Marbella was conquered. It is a very simple, one box shaped room, building. The Santisima Trinidad Convent is another house of the spiritual in town. It used to take up a whole block up Viento Street to the Church Square. It has a Gothic style Chapel inside among some columns. The Monks that stayed here helped at the Bazan Hospital.
The Hospital de La Encarnacion or De Bazan sits on a street of the its own name. It was built over 3 Arab homes in the 16th century and has quite the mix of Mudejar, Gothic and Renaissance designs. It was orginialy the home of Don Alonso de Bazan who was mayor of Castillo and the on going administrator of the city. It is currently used as the Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engravings. It is considered to be a great collection of engravings as far a the critics say. So come and stay a one of the luxury hotels. Marbella has a few of them to accommodate many VIPs from all over the world.
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