What is the Almudena Cathedral?
Q: What is the Almudena Cathedral?
A: The Almudena Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Madrid, Spain.
Q: When was the Almudena Cathedral designed?
A: The Almudena Cathedral was designed as long ago as 1879.
Q: Where is the Almudena Cathedral located?
A: The Almudena Cathedral is on a hilltop, next to the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain.
Q: When was the Almudena Cathedral consecrated and by whom?
A: The Almudena Cathedral was consecrated in 1993 by Pope John Paul II.
Q: Who finished the Almudena Cathedral, and in what style?
A: The architects who finished the Almudena Cathedral were Fernando Chueca Goitia and Carlos Sidro. Some of the building looks neo classical style.
Q: When was the Almudena Cathedral finished, and why were there delays?
A: The building was not finished until the 1980s because during the Spanish Civil War, no more work was done on it.
Q: What significant event occurred at the Almudena Cathedral in 2004?
A: In May 2004, Prince Felipe, the heir to the throne, married Doña Letitia Ortiz Rocasolano in the cathedral. She was a newsreader on Spanish television.
