Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena-The principle church of of Madrid is a relatively modern building, started in 1883 and not completed until 1993. Remarkable as it may seem,the delay until such recent times in the building of a cathedral in the capital can largely be attributed to the fact that Madrid was part of the Archdiocese of Toledo,which was reluctant to relinquish it.It is a mixture of styles with a neoclassical exterior,a gothic revival interior,and a neo-romanesque crypt.
