THE+CHURCH+OF+SAN+NICOLAS+OF+THE+SERVITAS+II

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//__The Church of San Nicolas de los Servitas.__//

1.**Where is it located?** Its located in the San Nicolas square in Madrid,Spain.

2.**Date that it was built** This church,the most probably is that was built in the 13th century, it was named in the Fuero of 1202 as one of the parishes of the city, but by its appearance it could be a muslim mosque.

3**.Who order to built it** We dont know who ordered to built it, but as it was named in the Fuero of 1202 probably it was ordered by some muslim monarch or governor.

4**.Who built it** Probably it was built by people from the 13th century because of its style, its year and its architectonic characteristics.

5**.For what was built it?** It was built as a parish, but during the independence war it was used to storege the weapons, later it was used as cuartel,warehouse,and as the acting hall of the Royal Band.

6.**For what it is used?** In our days the church is used for the Easter mass.

The Church of San Nicolas of the Servitas was restored many times during the century.It has a [|mudejar] bell tower with two front doors, one is bigger than the other one,the facade is made of briks.
 * 7.Descripcion of the building**

Its important because is the oldest church in Madrid.
 * 8.Why is important?**


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-Madrid Historico. -Wikipedia (English).
 * 10.Source.**