The
arch was given this name as it leads to the area where the lay brothers
of the Order lived. Apart from the duties of the Order, they also
had to attend the monks or priests, who were entirely dedicated
to a life of prayer and whose cells were arranged around the Claustrón
(nº 10). Today it marks the boundary between the offices and
halls of the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, on the
left, and the seat of the Instituto Andaluz de Patrimonio Histórico
(Andalusian Institute of the Historic Heritage) on the right.
The
arch was given this name as it leads to the area where the lay brothers
of the Order lived. Apart from the duties of the Order, they also
had to attend the monks or priests, who were entirely dedicated
to a life of prayer and whose cells were arranged around the Claustrón
(nº 10). Today it marks the boundary between the offices and
halls of the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, on the
left, and the seat of the Instituto Andaluz de Patrimonio Histórico
(Andalusian Institute of the Historic Heritage) on the right.
