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MALAGA - ON THE WAY TO THE CATHEDRAL |
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The Garden of Pedro Luis Alonsowith their cypress
hedges and the murmurofwater in the pools and fauntains is the starting
point far this walk through the city and its monuments, ending up
at the Town Hall, with its facade of allegorical sculptures, and the
19th century neo-classical Palace of the Aduana. This was built fallowing
the style of the renaissance Italian polaces. and later became a residence
for the Royal Family. Today it is used as a Government Office. Calle
Alcazabilla leads to the emblematic Plaza de la Merced, a square also
known as the Plaza de Riego, after a prominent General whol ived there,
which is the site of one of Malaga's most important public monuments:an
obelisk in honour of Torrijos. Nearby are the Cervantes Theatre the
venue for the Film Festival, the original Doll's House Museum, and
the Casa del Angel Restaurant-Museum.
THE CATHEDRAL
The construction of the Cathedral ofla Encamacion built over the old
Main Mosque, took from the 16th ta the 18th centuries and was carried
out by prestigious artists such as Diego de Siloe, Enrique Egas or
Diego de Vergara. Called la Manquita, because one of the towers has
never been completed, it is interesting for its mixture of styles:
the facade is late baroque, the ground plan gothic, and the walls
renaissonce. Of special interest are the choir stalls, with 42 sculptures
by Pedro de Mena and two magnificent organs from the 17th century.
as well as a collection of socred art which are displayed in the Cathedral
Museum.
Also of considerable interest along our route is the Church of El
Sagrario, with its plateresque altarpiece, and red marble pulpit,
as well as the Episcopal Palace, which houses the Diocesan Museum.
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