Malaga Cathedral

Like many Spanish temples, the Cathedral of Malaga is built on the site of a former mosque, the predecessor of which was an early Christian temple. Now it is one of the central attractions of Malaga.

The construction of a new cathedral building began in the early XVI century, but due to financial difficulties, this project had to be postponed. A year later, the talented and popular Spanish architect Diego de Siloe was appointed the head of the works. He designed the cathedral in the style of the Renaissance, and the work resumed in 1527 successfully continued. By the end of the 1580s, the eastern part of the cathedral was completed and religious services began to take place there. Then construction work continued for almost a hundred years, but as a result of the inspection it turned out that there was a great danger of collapse of the entire building. Another architect, Jose de Bada and Navajas, took up the work. Due to the introduction of a new tax - duties on wine, raisins and olive oil exported from the port, it was possible to ensure the receipt of money for construction. In 1764, the old and new buildings were joined, but in 1782 there was a pause again. So remained unfinished part of the facade and the southern tower. For this cathedral, people began to call “one-handed”.