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Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás (Royal Monastery of St. Thomas)

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A grand 15th-century Dominican monastery commissioned by the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, featuring three stunning cloisters, a Gothic church housing the alabaster tomb of Prince Juan, and a museum of Oriental art, once serving as a summer palace for the Spanish royal court.