University of Granada
Founded by papal bull in 1531, this 60,000-student university still holds classes in buildings Charles V built before the ink was dry.
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The university is not a single campus but a living layer of Granada's history. Its rectorate occupies the Royal Hospital inaugurated in 1526 during the reign of Emperor Charles V, now a listed heritage monument. The Law Faculty sits in the former Colegio de San Pablo, a Jesuit college the crown seized in the 18th century. Its official seal carries the double-headed imperial eagle — the mark of its royal founder.
What to look for
- The double-headed imperial eagle on the university's official seal, the heraldic mark of founder Emperor Charles V
- The Royal Hospital of Granada — inaugurated 1526, listed as a BIC heritage monument, now the rectorate
- The small botanical garden beside the Law Faculty, developed by the Pharmacy Faculty in the 19th century and open to the public
The botanical garden outside the Law Faculty (former Colegio de San Pablo) is open to the public.
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More to see in Granada
- AlhambraThe only well-preserved medieval Islamic palace in the world — two civilizations built on the same hilltop and left the seam showing.
- GeneralifeThe Nasrid sultans came here to escape their own palace — a hilltop estate where royal retreat met working farmland.
- Granada CathedralBuilt on the city's main mosque in 1518, this cathedral broke two architectural rules at once — and took 181 years to finish.
- Estadio Nuevo Los CármenesReal Madrid played the opener here in 1995, and a young Raúl scored in the first official match — this 21,600-seat bowl has been Granada CF's home ever since.
- Royal Chapel of GranadaThe monarchs who ended Moorish rule in Spain in 1492 then chose Granada as their own burial ground — and ordered this chapel built to seal the claim.
- Palace of Charles VA Michelangelo-trained architect planted a Roman Renaissance palace in the heart of an Islamic citadel — then it sat roofless for 330 years.