Catedral de la Almudena

English: The Almudena Cathedral or Cathedral of Saint Mary the Royal of la Almudena is the Catholic cathedral seat of the Roman Catholic Archidiocese of Madrid, Spain.

Español: La Catedral de la Almudena o Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena es el templo principal de la Archidiócesis de Madrid.

Almudena Cathedral
	Native name	Catedral de la Almudena (Madrid)
	Location	Madrid, (Spain)
	Coordinates	40° 24′ 56″ N, 3° 42′ 52″ W
	Established	1883
	Website	http://www.catedraldelaalmudena.es/
	Authority file	: Q849711 VIAF: 150548754 LCCN: nr96045243 GND: 4495868-7 BNE: XX111885 COAM: F1.157 WorldCat

institution QS:P195,Q849711

This is a photo of a monument indexed in the Spanish heritage register of Bienes de Interés Cultural under the reference 00005.

 See also category: Cathedral of Our Lady of La Almudena.

Construction / Construcción

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  Model of Francisco de Cubas (1883).
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  Before 1894.
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  1898.
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  1911.
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  1921-1933.

Outside architecture / Arquitectura exterior

Overview / Vista general

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  Northern and western sides.
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  Night illumination of the northern and western sides.
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  Eastern and northern sides.
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  Night illumination of the eastern and northern sides.
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  Southern and eastern sides.
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  Western and southern sides.

Facades / Fachadas

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  Main facade.
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  Main facade.
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  Main facade.
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  Loggia of the main facade.
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  Upper part of the main facade.
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  East facade.
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  East facade.
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  Upper part and pediment of the east facade.
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  Rear facade.
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  Rear facade.
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  Lower part of the rear facade, with the entrance to the crypt.
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  West facade.
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  West facade.
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  West facade.

Portals / Portadas

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  Portal of the main facade.
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  Central portal of the east facade.
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  Details of the the central portal of the east facade.
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  Portal of the crypt.
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  Central portal of the crypt.
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  Details of the central portal of the crypt.
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  Details of the central portal of the crypt.

Dome and towers / Cúpula y torres

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  Dome.
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  Dome.
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  Details of the dome.
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  Towers.
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  Towers.
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  Northeast tower.
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  Northwest tower.

Inside architecture / Arquitectura interior

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  Major nave from the northern side.
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  Major nave from the southern side.
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  Triforium of the major nave.
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  Transept and Chapel of Our Lady of La Almudena in the background.
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  Crossing and transept.
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  Top view of the crossing.
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  Top view of the crossing and dome interior.
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  Crossing and apse interior.
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  Apse interior.
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  Upper part of the apse interior.
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  Apse interior and main altar.
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  Rear view of the main altar.
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  Upper choir from the major nave.
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  Upper choir.
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  Lower part of the choir.
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  Side nave.
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  Ambulatory.
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  Vault of the major nave.
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  Detail of the vault of the major nave.
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  Cross-ribbed vaults in a side nave.

Crypt / Cripta

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Collections / Colecciones

Paintings / Pinturas

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  Fresco of Our Lady of Fleur-de-lis, unknown artist (13th-century).
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  Passion of Jesus Christ, detail of the altarpiece by Pedro Berruguete and Juan González de Becerril (15th-century).
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  Life of Saint Peter, detail of the altarpiece by Pedro Berruguete and Juan González de Becerril (15th-century).
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  Passion of Jesus Christ, detail of the altarpiece of the Chapel of Our Lady of La Almudena, by Juan de Borgoña (16th-century).
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  Triptych of Annunciation, by Marcellus Coffermans (16th-century).
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  Las lágrimas de San Pedro, by Luis de Morales (16th-century).
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  La quinta angustia, by Luis de Morales (16th-century).
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  Disrobement of Christ (detail), by Francisco Rizi (17th-century).
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  Ángel turiferario, from the serie of Offering angels, by Francisco Rizi (17th-century).
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  Annunciation by Angel Gabriel to Virgin Mary, from the serie of The life of the Virgin Mary, unknown artist (17th-century).
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  El niño de las calaveras, by Antonio de Pereda (17th-century).
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  Saint Mark, from the serie The Four Evangelists, by Andrés de la Calleja (18th-century).
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  Los desposorios místicos de Santa Teresa (detail), by Antonio González Velázquez (18th-century).
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  Fresco of Our Lady of the Pillar, unknown artist (20th-century).

Painted ceilings / Pinturas de las bóvedas

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  Overview of the painted celings, by José Luis Galicia (20th-century).
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  Nave.
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  Nave (detail).
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  Nave (detail).
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  Apse interior.
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  Dome interior.
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  Dome interior (detail).
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  Lower part of the choir.

Sculptures / Esculturas

Sculptures outside / Esculturas del exterior

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  Bronze door of the main facade, by Luis Sanguino (20th-century).
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  Bronze door of the east facade, by Luis Sanguino (20th-century).
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  Bronze door of the east facade, by Luis Sanguino (20th-century).
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  Ioannes Paulus II, by Juan de Ávalos (20th-century).
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  Saint Ignatius of Loyola, by Consuelo Perea (20th-century).
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  Saint Peter, by Juan de Ávalos (21st-century).
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  Saint Paul, by Juan de Ávalos (21st-century).
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  Apostles in the dome, by Luis Sanguino (21st-century).
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  Homeless Jesus, by Timothy Schmalz (21st-century).

Sculptures inside / Esculturas del interior

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  Our Lady of la Almudena, unknown artist (15th-century).
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  Christ of the Good Path, unknown artist (16th-century).
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  Christ at the Column, by Giacomo Colombo (17th-century).
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  Christ of the Good Death, by Juan de Mesa (17th-century).
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  Merciful Jesus, by Juan Martínez Montañés (17th-century).
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  Calvary of the Penitential Chapel (gospel side), unknown artist (17th-century).
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  Saint Isidore the Laborer, by Juan Alonso Villabrille y Ron (17th-century).
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  Saint María de la Cabeza, by Juan Alonso Villabrille y Ron (17th-century).
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  Silver angel, unknown artist (17th-century).
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  Silver angel, unknown artist (17th-century).
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  Saint John the Baptist, by Robert Michel (18th-century).
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  Reliefs of the tomb of María del Pilar Colás Eguía, by Mariano Benlliure (20th-century).
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  Reliefs of the tomb of José Martí Prats, by Mariano Benlliure (20th-century).
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  Reliefs of the tomb of Antonia González Pérez, by Mariano Benlliure (20th-century).
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  Reliefs of the tomb of Ramón Pallarés Prats, by Mariano Benlliure (20th-century).
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  Altarpiece of the Holy Family, by Mariano Benlliure (20th-century).
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  Christ of Good Death and Our Lady of Sorrows, unknown artist (20th-century).
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  Mausoleum of Joaquín Soto Hidalgo, by Faustino Sanz Herranz (20th-century).
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  Christ recumbent, by Juan de Ávalos (20th-century).

Stained glass windows / Vidrieras

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  Stained glass windows of the Chapel of the Incarnation, by the Maison Mauméjean (20th-century).
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  Stained glass windows in the ambulatory of the crypt, by the Maison Mauméjean (20th-century).
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  Stained glass windows of the Chapel of the apparition of Our Lady of the Pillar to Saint James the Greater, by the Maison Mauméjean (20th-century).
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  Detail of stained glass windows in the crypt, by the Maison Mauméjean (20th-century).
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  Detail of stained glass windows in the crypt, by the Maison Mauméjean (20th-century).
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  Stained glass windows by Marta Balmaseda, Carmen Otero and Consuelo Perea (20th-century).
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  Stained glass windows of Our Lady of Atocha, by Marta Balmaseda, Carmen Otero and Consuelo Perea (20th-century).
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  Detail of stained glass windows in the nave (20th-century).
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  Reflections of stained glass windows in the nave.
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  Stained glass windows by Manuel Ortega (20th-century).

Mosaics / Mosaicos

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  Mosaics in the Chapel of the Resurrection, by the Maison Mauméjean (20th-century).
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  Mosaics in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Faith, Hope and Charity, by the Maison Mauméjean (20th-century).
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  Mosaics in the Chapel of the Incarnation of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by the Maison Mauméjean (20th-century).
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  Mosaics in the Chapel of Saint Isidore the Laborer and Saint María de la Cabeza, unknown artist (20th-century).
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  Mosaics in the Chapel of Saint Isidore the Laborer and Saint María de la Cabeza, unknown artist (20th-century).
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  Mosaics in the Chapel of the apparition of Our Lady of the Pillar to Saint James the Greater, unknown artist (20th-century).
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  Mosaics in the Chapel of the apparition of Our Lady of the Pillar to Saint James the Greater, unknown artist (20th-century).
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  Mosaic of Saint Joseph, unknown artist (20th-century).

Misc / Miscelánea

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  Altarpiece by Pedro Berruguete and Juan González Becerril (15th-century).
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  Altarpiece of the Chapel of Our Lady of La Almudena, by Juan de Borgoña (16th-century).
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  Altarpiece of Our Lady of the Rosary, unknown artist (20th-century).
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  Silver throne of Our Lady of La Almudena, unknown artist (17th-century).
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  Stoup of the crypt, unknown artist (20th-century).
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  Font of the Baptismal Chapel, unknown artist (18th-century?).
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  Sarcophagi of Saint Isidore the Laborer (13th-century).
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  Mausoleum of Marqueses de Urquijo, unknown artist (20th-century).
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  Tombs in the Chapel of Mater Dolorosa.
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  Tomb of the queen María de las Mercedes (20th-century).
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  Cast iron in the Chapel of Saint Isidore the Laborer and Saint María de la Cabeza, unknown artist (20th-century).
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  Episcopal throne in the main altar, by Ramón Fenollosa (19th-century).
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  Floors and benches of the nave (20th-century).
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  Pipe organ, by Gerhard Grenzing and Simon Platt (20th-century).
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  Bells and carillons in the northeast tower (21st-century).
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  Relics of Ioannes Paulus II.

See also: Madrid and Spain.