Juan Guas

Who was Juan Guas?

Juan Guas was a Spanish artist and architect of French origin. He worked in a group of architects to create the Isabelline Gothic style. Born in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, he moved to Spain when he was young, and is often thought to have been Spanish. Among his notable buildings are:

Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes, Toledo

Palace of Infantado, Guadalajara

Segovia Cathedral - Guas worked on the original cathedral and his cloister and part of his facade were transferred to the new site and rebuilt next to Hontañon's cathedral church a generation later.

Castle of Belmonte.

Monastery of El Paular, Cloister.