File:Madrid 2015 10 24 2541 (26447763781).jpg
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| Description | Santa María la Real de La Almudena is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid. When the capital of Spain was transferred from Toledo to Madrid in 1561, the seat of the Church in Spain remained in Toledo and the new capital had no cathedral. The cathedral seems to have been built on the site of a medieval mosque that was destroyed in 1083 when Alfonso VI reconquered Madrid. It would not be until the 19th century that Francisco de Cubas, the Marquis of Cubas, designed and directed the construction in a Gothic revival style. Construction ceased completely during the Spanish Civil War, and the project was abandoned until 1950, when Fernando Chueca Goitia adapted the plans of de Cubas to a baroque exterior to match the grey and white façade of the Palacio Real, which stands directly opposite. The cathedral was not completed until 1993. |
| Date | Taken on 24 October 2015, 16:23 |
| Source | Madrid_2015 10 24_2541 |
| Author | Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA |
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