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Almudena Cathedral
cathedral, Madrid, Spain
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- In Madrid: Modern Madrid
…the Plaza de Oriente is Almudena Cathedral, now the city’s main cathedral. Construction began in 1883, but its completion was long delayed by work stoppages (because of financial constraints and the Spanish Civil War), and it was consecrated in 1993 by Pope John Paul II (a statue of whom is…
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