Ciudad Real Cathedral

Ciudad Real Cathedral
Holy Priory Church Cathedral-Basilica of the Military Orders of Our Lady Saint Mary of the Prado
Santa Iglesia Prioral Basílica Catedral de las Órdenes Militares de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Prado
West façade in 2022.
38°59′11″N 3°55′51″W / 38.986324°N 3.93096°W / 38.986324; -3.93096
Location	Ciudad Real
Address	11, Reyes Street
Country	Spain
Denomination	Catholic
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedication	Mary, Mother of Jesus
Dedicated	5 March 1981[1]
Architecture
Style	Gothic
Completed	1514
Specifications
Nave length	53 m (173 ft 11 in)
Nave width	18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Nave height	34 m (111 ft 7 in)
Number of towers	1
Tower height	62 m (203 ft 5 in)
Administration
Metropolis	Toledo
Diocese	Ciudad Real
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Gerardo Melgar Viciosa
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	3 June 1931
Reference no.	RI-51-0000514

The Holy Priory Church Cathedral Basilica of the Military Orders of Our Lady Saint Mary of the Prado, also known as the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Prado for short, is located in Ciudad Real, autonomous region of Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

Construction began in the 15th century in Gothic style, although it has elements of late Romanesque, Renaissance and Baroque styles; it has undergone many restorations with the first remodelling credited to Alfonso X (23 November 1221 – 4 April 1284) since the Romanesque period. It was completed in the mid 16th century after construction of the roof vaults. The tower was built in the early 19th century.

Since 1875, it is the priory of four military orders of Spain (Calatrava, Montesa, Santiago and Alcántara).^[2] The structure is a monument indexed in the Spanish heritage register of Bien de Interés Cultural.