Málaga Cathedral - Málaga, Spain
Posted by: denben
N 36° 43.221 W 004° 25.158
30S E 373251 N 4064789
Catedral de la Encarnación is located in the centre of Malaga's historic district. Due to its unfinished south tower, the cathedral is popularly known as La Manquita meaning "the One-Armed Lady".
Waymark Code: WMM40G
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 07/17/2014
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"The cathedral of the Encarnación is one of the town's most important monuments. The south tower and the main façade are unfinished. It is situated in the historic centre of the town. The building sits where a mosque-Moorish quarter once existed. Work began in the first half of the 16th century, in the Gothic style, ordered by the Catholic Monarchs, and continued in the 17th and 18th centuries. It has its own gardens and a magnificent courtyard. The interior of the cathedral has Renaissance and Baroque influences. Most noteworthy are the choir stalls (17th century) in the central nave and, especially, the sculptural works of Pedro de Mena. The chapels are also very interesting, such as that of the Encarnación, which gives the cathedral its name." (
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Our second picture shows the 17th century stalls. On the far right, one can see Saint Christopher raising the Christ child on his shoulder.