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 |
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| 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.
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