Church of the Conception | |
Native Name: | Iglesia parroquial de la Concepción de Nuestra Señora |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Location: | Calle Goya, 26, Madrid, Spain |
Coordinates: | 40.4247°N -3.6824°W |
Architect: | Eugenio Jiménez Correa, Jesús Carrasco |
Style: | Neo-Gothic |
Years Built: | 1912–1914 |
Completed Date: | 1914 |
The Church of the Conception is a Neogothic Catholic church in Madrid, Spain.
It is located on Calle Goya at the corner of, and its construction was carried out between 1912 and 1914. The architect in charge of the church's design was until his death in 1910. Another architect,, finished the work. The tower—with a height of 43.7m (143.4feet)— 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.[1] 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.[2]