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Church of La Concepción

Coordinates: 40°25′28.96″N 3°40′56.81″W / 40.4247111°N 3.6824472°W / 40.4247111; -3.6824472
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Church of the Conception
Iglesia parroquial de la Concepción de Nuestra Señora
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40°25′28.96″N 3°40′56.81″W / 40.4247111°N 3.6824472°W / 40.4247111; -3.6824472
LocationCalle Goya, 26, Madrid, Spain
Architecture
Architect(s)Eugenio Jiménez Correa, Jesús Carrasco
StyleNeo-Gothic
Years built1912–1914
Completed1914

The Church of the Conception (Spanish: Iglesia de la Concepción) is a Neogothic Catholic church[1] in Madrid, Spain.

It is located on Calle Goya at the corner of Calle de Núñez de Balboa [es], and its construction was carried out between 1912 and 1914.[2] The architect in charge of the church's design was Eugenio Jiménez Correa [es; ca; fr] until his death in 1910. Another architect, Jesús Carrasco-Muñoz [es; arz], finished the work.[3] The tower—with a height of 43.7 m (143 ft)—[2] is topped with an iron spire, itself crowned by a sculpture of the Immaculate Conception.[4] King Alfonso XIII of Spain and his consort Queen Victoria Eugenie attended the church's opening; the ceremony took place 11 May 1914.[1] The building has undergone several renovations: in the 1950s, in 1985 and 2013.[1]

On 8 July 1977 Boletín Oficial del Estado published a report requesting the church's declaration as Bien de Interés Cultural.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Delgado, Adrián (29 June 2013). "Goya se prepara para el centenario de su iglesia neogótica". ABC (in Spanish).
  2. ^ a b La Construcción Moderna 1914, p. 17.
  3. ^ Arquitectura y Construcción 1914, p. 155.
  4. ^ Arquitectura y Construcción 1914, p. 156.
  5. ^ Gobierno de España, ed. (8 July 1977). "Orden por la que se acuerda tener por incoado expediente de declaración de conjunto histórico-artístico a favor de las zonas y de los monumentos, con sus correspondientes entornos, en la villa de Madrid" (PDF). BOE (in Spanish) (162): 15372.

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