Passage of Lodares

The Church of San Juan became Albacete’s Cathedral in 1949.

Its construction began in the XVI Century with a clear Renaissance approach, replacing a previous Gothic style temple.

As a result it is a very typical and peculiar building: four jonic columns with grooved shafts; ancient gothic groin vault destroyed at some point and replaced, up to now, by baroque ones of the XVII Century.

Several styles coexist in the some building: neo-medieval historicist, neo-Romanic front door, western facade pointed arches, large rose window and powerful truncated tower.

Likewise, we find the sacristy of the XVI century inside, with grisailles of that period, wall paintings of the same century and a chapel with vaults dedicated to Our Lady of Llanos.

Inaugurated on the 7th of September 1887, it was built using the typology of theatrs-circus constructed Turing the second half of the 19th Century in Europe.

Iron roof and beams finished off in nazari capitals from Granada, and arches decorated with neomudejar relieves.

Different vicissitudes and refurbishments have preserved if until now for our enjoymen, especially after the great restoration works undertaken in 2002. hereby, Albacete offers a unique building in the whole worl with its intact features.