Madrid - Catedral de la Almudena

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 MariÌ�a 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