| 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 | |
| Location | Calle Goya, 26, Madrid, Spain |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Eugenio Jiménez Correa, Jesús Carrasco |
| Style | Neo-Gothic |
| Years built | 1912–1914 |
| Completed | 1914 |
The Church of the Conception (Spanish: Iglesia de la Concepción) is a Neogothic Catholic church 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. 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. The tower—with a height of 43.7 m (143 ft)— is topped with an iron spire, itself crowned by a sculpture of the Immaculate Conception. King Alfonso XIII of Spain and his consort Queen Victoria Eugenie attended the church's opening; the ceremony took place 11 May 1914. The building has undergone several renovations: in the 1950s, in 1985 and 2013.
On 8 July 1977 Boletín Oficial del Estado published a report requesting the church's declaration as Bien de Interés Cultural.
See also
References
- ^ Delgado, Adrián (29 June 2013). "Goya se prepara para el centenario de su iglesia neogótica". ABC (in Spanish).
- ^ La Construcción Moderna 1914, p. 17.
- Arquitectura y Construcción 1914, p. 155.
- Arquitectura y Construcción 1914, p. 156.
- 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.
Bibliography
- Arquitectura y Construcción (July 1914). "Iglesia de la Purísima Concepción". Arquitectura y Construcción (in Spanish) (264). Barcelona: 155. ISSN 1887-5351.
- La Construcción Moderna (15 May 1914). "Inauguración de una iglesia en Madrid". La Construcción Moderna (in Spanish) (9). Madrid: 17. ISSN 1889-8408.
