Convento de San Clemente, Toledo facts for kids
The Convento de San Clemente is a Renaissance convent located in the city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It was founded in the 13th century during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile the Wise (reigned 1252–1284). Inside the building there are a Roman cistern, Mudéjar architecture, remains of the Palacio de los Cervatos and many decorative elements.
It is a large building that contains a basements, a refectory, two cloisters, a chapter house, a church, a hallway, the nuns' choir, the portals, cisterns and other dependences.
It currently houses a museum dedicated to the marzipan that, according to a historic study and tradition, originated in this convent.
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In Spanish: Convento de San Clemente (Toledo) para niños
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