Almudena Cathedral under construction, 1992 |
Construction of the Aludena Cathedral took 110 years, from 1883-1993 |
built on the site of a mosque destroyed in 1083 during the Reconquista |
The full name is La Santa Iglesia Catedral Metropolitana de Santa María la Real de la Almudena |
Pope John Paul II consecrated the Cathedral in 1993 |
The cathedral towers stand 60m tall |
Archangel Michael Vanquishing the Devil, Almudena Cathedral |
Pedro, te daré las llaves del Reino de los Cielos - Matthew 16:19 |
Catedral de la Almudena - southeast |
Catedral de la Almudena with sculpture of Antonio María Claret (1807-1870) |
Catedral de la Almudena - east side |
Pope John Paul II, Catedral de la Almudena |
San Juan Pablo II |
Pope John Paul II by Juan de Ávalos |
Apostle Santiago (St. James the Great), Almudena Cathedral |
Fachada de Bailén, Catedral de la Almudena |
Bronze Door - Discovery of the Virgin of Almudena by King Alfonso VI in 1085 |
Bronze Door - East side entrance, Catedral de la Almudena |
Sculpture - Holy Family, Almudena Cathedral |
Interior, Catedral de la Almudena |
Stained glass window, Catedral de la Almudena |
Transept with the Chapel of Virgin of Almudena |
Transept with the Chapel of Virgin of Almudena |
Beata Maria Pilar Izquierdo Albero (1906-1945), founder of Missionary Work of Jesus and Mary, 1939 |
St. Sebastian, Almudena Cathedral |
San Sebastián, Catedral de la Almudena |
Central Aisle, Almudena Cathedral |
Sanctuary of the Almudena Cathedral |
The Crucifixion, Christ Pantocrator, The Resurrection |
The Resurrection, The Ascension, and The Coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost |
Vaulted ceiling over the main altar, Almudena Cathedral |
Stained Glass - Word or Verb in 7 languages |
Main Altar and Apse, Almudena Cathedral |
Baptism, The Transfiguration, The Crucifixion, Christ Pantocrator, The Resurrection |
La venida del Espíritu Santo en Pentecostés by Kiko Argüello |
El Bautismo, La Transfiguración by painter Kiko Argüello |
Interior of the square cupola, José Luis Galicia, Almudena Cathedral |
Vaulted ceiling of the nave and cupola, Almudena Cathedral |
Stained Glass - Santa Maria de Atocha |
Almudena Stele (Pietà), silver, Manuel Carrera, Catedral de la Almudena |
Horcajo de la Serra altar, Catedral de la Almudena |
Stained Glass - N.S. de la Vida Mistica |
Chapel of Our Lady of the Mystical Life, Almudena Cathedral |
Chapel of Our Lady of the Mystical Life, Sculpture by Fernando Rielo |
Saint Mary Micaela of the Blessed Sacrament, Almudena Cathedral |
Stained Glass - Santa Maria Micaela |
13th C. Sarcophagus of St. Isidoro Labrador and his wife, St. María de la Cabeza |
Blessed Mariana de Jesús, a Mercedarian born in Madrid |
Stained glass - Santa Maria de la Merced |
Chapel of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, Catedral de la Almudena |
Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, Catedral de la Almudena |
El Expolio de Cristo (Cristo de la Paciencia), 1651, Francisco Rizi |
Cristo Yacente, Juan de Ávalos, Catedral de la Almudena |
Cristo Yacente, Juan de Ávalos, Catedral de la Almudena |
Cristo Yacente, Juan de Ávalos, Catedral de la Almudena |
Relic of St. John Paul II |
Relic of St. John Paul II |
Stained glass window, Almudena Cathedral |
Christ Tied to a Column, Giacomo Colombo, 1698 |
Right Transept - Chapel of the Virgin of Almudena in darkness |
Tomb of Queen María de las Mercedes, wife of Alfonso XII |
Coat-of-Arms of Madrid, Almudena Cathedral |
Escudo de armas de Madrid, Catedral de la Almudena |
Central aisle, Almudena Cathedral |
Cathedral organ by Gerhard Grenzing |
Jesus with God the Father, identified by the triangular halo representing the Holy Trinity |
The 10 stained glass windows over the left and right side chapels are by Manual Ortega, Vitrales Artisticos de Madrid, 1998-99 |
Stained Glass - Saint María Soledad Torres Acosta, Almudena Cathedral |
Saint MariÌa Soledad Torres Acosta |
Stained Glass - Santa Josefa del Sagrado Corazón, Almudena Cathedral |
Stained Glass - Chapel of the Miraculous Virgin, Almudena Cathedral |
Stained Glass - Chapel of the Immaculate Virgin Mary |
Stained Glass Window - Baptismal Chapel, Manuel Ortega, Almudena Cathedral |
St John the Baptist, 18th C., Robert Michel |
San Pedro Poveda (1874-1936), Catedral de la Almudena |
Descent from the Cross, Almudena Cathedral |
Tilework - Virgen de las Cruces, Almudena Cathedral |
Capilla de Nuestra Señora del Camino, Catedral de la Almudena |
Left Bronze Door - Spanish Monarchy in Europe |
Bronze door of Almudena Cathedral, 2000, by Luis Sanguino |
Central Bronze Door - Holy Trinity, Almudena Cathedral, Luis Sanguino |
Central Bronze Door - Virgen de la Almudena in her processional float |
Right Bronze Door - Conquest of the New World |
Right Bronze Door - Evangelization of Latin America |
Almudena Cathedral from the north |
Almudena Cathedral from the north |
Almudena Cathedral from the south |
Almudena Cathedral from the south |