Reg.Nr. 91/SP/020

The Chapel of San Isidro, Madrid

Restoration and reconstruction of the interior of the Chapel of San Isidro in the Church of San Andrés in Madrid. The chapel was declared a National Monument in 1925. After a fire the chapel was complete destroyed, except the outside walls. Rebuilding in the 1940´s transformed ...
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Project details

Title:The Chapel of San Isidro, Madrid
Entr. year: 1991
Result:Medal
Country: Spain
Town: Madrid
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: Religious building/memorial
Former use:Chapel; depot
Actual use:Chapel
Built: 17th century
Architect / Proj.leader: José de Villareal and Juan de Lobrera; chapel: a masterpiece of the Castilian Baroque , Javier Velles y Asociados, Architects
The Jury's citation: "For the restoration of this major monument of Castilian Baroque architecture, after its destruction in the civil disturbances of 1936".
Web, Links:

www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/capilla-de-san-isidro-en-la-iglesia-de-san-andres

Description:
Restoration and reconstruction of the interior of the Chapel of San Isidro in the Church of San Andrés in Madrid. The chapel was declared a National Monument in 1925. After a fire the chapel was complete destroyed, except the outside walls. Rebuilding in the 1940´s transformed the Church of San Andrés to which the Chapel of San Isidro and its Ante-Chapel formed an annex, that the three are linked on a single axis.