Almudena Cathedral

The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Royal of the Almudena, commonly known as the Almudena Cathedral, is a cathedral in , Spain. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Madrid.
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  • Type: Sign
  • Description: Roman Catholic cathedral in Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as: “Almudena”, “Almudena Cathedraal”, “Almudena-kathedraal”, “Almudenan katedraali”, “Catedral da Almudena”, “Catedral de Almudena”, “Catedral de l’Almudena de Madrid”, “Catedral de La Almudena”, “Catedral de la almudena de madrid”, “Catedral de la Almudena de Madrid”, “Catedral de Madrid”, “Catedral de Santa Maria la Real de la Almudena”, “Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena”, “Cathedral of Madrid”, “Cathedral of Our Lady of La Almudena”, “Cathedrale de l’Almudena de Madrid”, “Cathédrale de la Almudena”, “Cattedrale di Madrid”, “katedrala Almudene”, “Katedrála Panny Marie v Madridu”, “Katedralo de la Almudeno”, “Kathedrale von Madrid”, “l’Almudena”, “La Almudena”, “Madrid Cathedral”, “madridska katedrala”, “S.I. Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena”, “Santa Iglesia Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena”, “Santa María a Real da Almudena”, “Santa Maria la Real de la Almudena”, “Santa Maria La Real de La Almudena”, “Santa María La Real de La Almudena”, “stolnica Device iz Almudene”, “산타 마리아 라 레알 데 라 알무데나 대성당”, “알무데나 주교좌 성당”, and “馬德里王家阿穆德納聖母主教座堂”
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Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palacio Real de Madrid and Teatro Real.

Museum
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The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family and is used primarily for state ceremonies. With over 135,000 m2 of floor space and 3,418 rooms, the Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest palace in Western Europe, the largest royal palace in , and among the largest palaces in the world. is situated 130 metres north of Almudena Cathedral.

Theater building
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The is an opera house in , Spain. Located at the , opposite the , and known colloquially as "El Real". it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts in the country and one of the most prestigious opera houses in Europe. is situated 420 metres northeast of Almudena Cathedral.

Church
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral Church of the Armed Forces, commonly known as , is a 17th-century Baroque-style church located in , Spain. is situated 200 metres southeast of Almudena Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palacio and La Latina-Austrias.

Quarter
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is an administrative ward of , , belonging to the district of . It contains the historic neighborhoods of and .

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La Latina and Austrias are neighbourhoods in central . They can be labelled as the old town of the Spanish capital.

Neighborhood
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La Latina is a historic neighborhood in the of downtown , . La Latina occupies the place of the oldest area in Madrid, the Islamic citadel inside the city walls, with narrow streets and large squares.

Almudena Cathedral

Latitude
40.41562° or 40° 24′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.71419° or 3° 42′ 51″ west
Elevation
647 metres (2,123 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC78P+68
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9872823012
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
Geo­Names ID
7534510
Wiki­data ID
Q849711
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Almudena Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية المودينا”
  • Armenian: “Ալմուդենա տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Almudena katedralı”
  • Basque: “La Almudena katedrala”
  • Bulgarian: “Света Богородица от Алмудена”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de l’Almudena”
  • Chinese: “阿穆德納聖母主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “阿穆德纳圣母主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Panny Marie Almudenské v Madridu”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Panny Marie Almudenské”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Madrid”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo La Almudeno”
  • Estonian: “Santa María la Real de la Almudena katedraal”
  • Finnish: “Santa María la Real de la Almudena”
  • French: “Cathédrale de l’Almudena de Madrid”
  • French: “cathédrale de l’Almudena”
  • French: “Cathédrale de l’Almudena”
  • Galician: “Catedral de Santa María a Real da Almudena de Madrid”
  • German: “Almudena-Kathedrale”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός της Αλμουδένα”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός της Αλμούδενα”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת אלמודנה”
  • Hindi: “अलमूदेना बड़ा गिरजाघर”
  • Hungarian: “Almudena székesegyház”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Almudena”
  • Italian: “cattedrale dell’Almudena”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale dell’Almudena”
  • Japanese: “アルムデナ大聖堂”
  • Korean: “알무데나 대성당”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia Cathedralis Matriti”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Catedral de la Almudena”
  • Norwegian: “Catedral de la Almudena”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਲਮੂਦੇਨਾ ਗਿਰਜਾਘਰ”
  • Polish: “Catedral de la Almudena”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Santa Maria a Real de Almudena”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Almudena”
  • Russian: “Собор Альмудена”
  • Slovenian: “Katedrala sv. Marije Kraljice Almudenske”
  • Slovenian: “madridska stolnica”
  • Spanish: “catedral de la Almudena”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Almudena”
  • Spanish: “Santa María la Real de La Almudena”
  • Swedish: “Catedral de la Almudena”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral Almudena”
  • Tamil: “அல்முடெனா பெருங்கோவில்”
  • Turkish: “Almudena Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор де ла Альмудена”
  • Ukrainian: “Мадридський собор”
  • Urdu: “آلمدینا بڑا گرجا”
  • Urdu: “آلمدینا کیتھیڈرل”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Almudena”
  • Western Frisian: “Almudena-katedraal”
  • Western Panjabi: “آلمدینا کیتھیڈرل”

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