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The desire to have a Cathedral in Madrid was first shown in 1567 by King Felipe II who was responsible for bringing the court to Madrid in 1561 and making it the capital of Spain. The project was nipped in the bud shortly after due to influences from the Archdiocese of Toledo and it was not until 1738 that the then King Alfonso XII who would act as the principal advocate for the completion. Due to political conflicts, wars and a lack of financial resources, Madrid's cathedral took over 100 years to build. The neo-gothic cathedral as we know it today was finally completed in 1885, and was considered in its day the ideal Christian church.
According to legend, it's named after the Virgin de la Almudena, whose icon was found during the Reconquest hidden in a house that the Arabs called al mudena. The building's exterior is an example of eclectic 19th-century design. The doors are bronze and there's an image of Madrid's patron saint on the façade, the Virgin Mary. The interior is full of light, benefiting from the stained-glass windows and multi-colored ceiling. Its grand Grezing organ gets played on Sundays, holidays and the day before holidays. The cathedral was only just inaugurated as the Almudena Cathedral in 1993. Leave a Comment Address: Bailén, s/n, Madrid ES, 28013Phone: +34 91 5422200Directions: neighborhood: Plaza Mayor, ÿpera & Sol
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