Getafe Cathedral

Getafe Cathedral (also known as Cathedral of La Magdalena) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Getafe, Spain. It was designed by Alonso de Covarrubias.Bibliografía del arte en España: artículos de revistas ordenados por autores, ed. Instituto Diego Velázquez (Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto Diego Velázquez, 1978), p. 155 The construction was begun in 1549. It was finished in 1770. The bell tower is in Mudéjar architectural style. The cathedral is known for its collection of fine paintings.Charles Frederick Partington, The British cyclopaedia of literature, history, geography, law, and politics (London: Orr and Smith, 1836), p. 154 It was declared as Spanish Property of Cultural Interest in 1958.

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Category:Roman Catholic cathedrals in Spain
Category:Getafe
Category:1770 establishments
Category:18th-century buildings and structures