The Iglesia de San Juan is a Catholic temple located in the town of Castrojeriz, in the province of Burgos. The current construction of the church dates to the beginning of the 16th century and is located at the western end of the urban center.
The church is a hall church with round pillars and ribbed vaults, featuring three naves and three apsides. At the foot of the building stands a tower and a Romanesque cloister. The cloister has a Mudéjar roof made of beams and ties, decorated with paintings of castles, lions, and bands.
According to Vicente Lampérez, the construction of the tower and the cloister might date back to the beginning of the 13th century. The cloister was reconstructed in the 16th century while preserving the tower and re-roofing the structure. The building was declared a monument of cultural interest on June 29, 1990.
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