San Juan de Ávila, Alcalá de Henares explained

Building Name:Iglesia de San Juan de Ávila
Location:Alcalá de Henares,
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Status:Parish church
Architect:Eladio Dieste
Architecture Type:Church

The Church of Saint John of Ávila (Spanish; Castilian: '''Iglesia de San Juan de Ávila''') is a Roman Catholic parish church located in a modern neighbourhood of Alcalá de Henares, Spain.

The current temple was built in brickwork by Uruguayan engineer-architect Eladio Dieste; the dimensions of walls and roofs are very slim, thanks to reinforced ceramics.[1] [2]

It is dedicated to saint John of Ávila.[3]

It is interesting to point out that, originally, this church was going to be built in Uruguay (Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Malvín); as the economic situation made this impossible, only the apse was built.[4]

External links

40.493°N -3.3769°W

Notes and References

  1. http://nabilamorales.wordpress.com/2012/08/27/parroquia-san-juan-de-avila-eladio-dieste/ Structural calculations of San Juan de Ávila
  2. http://s3.amazonaws.com/mcneel/misc/docs/In_Situ_22.pdf Geometry of San Juan de Ávila
  3. http://wikimapia.org/18042584/es/Parroquia-de-San-Juan-de-%C3%81vila Parish of St. John of Avila
  4. http://parroquiadelourdes.com/lourdes/historia.html Uruguayan design, built in Spain