Cathedral de la Almudena - Madrid, Spain
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bluesnote
N 40° 24.976 W 003° 42.869
30T E 439384 N 4474206
This church is located right next to the Royal Palace.
Waymark Code: WMKT1E
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 05/25/2014
Views: 10
This wikipedia entry is in English. "Santa María la Real de La Almudena is the Catholic cathedral in Madrid, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid. It was consecrated by Pope John Paul II in 1993. 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. Plans to build a cathedral in Madrid dedicated to the Virgin of Almudena were discussed as early as the 16th century but even though Spain built more than 40 cities in the new world during that century and plenty of Cathedrals, the cost of expanding and keeping the Empire came first and the construction of Madrid's cathedral was postponed. Making the cathedral the largest that the world had ever seen was then a priority, all other main Spanish cities had centuries old Cathedrals, Madrid also has old churches but the construction of Almudena only began in 1879."
Address of Tower:
Calle Bailén, 10, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 6
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
Rate tower: 
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: No
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