Mejorada del Campo
| Mejorada del Campo | ||
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Cathedral of Justo Gallego Martínez. Mejorada del Campo (Madrid, Spain). 2005 | ||
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_mapa.svg.png) Municipal location within the Community of Madrid. | ||
  Mejorada del Campo Location in Spain | ||
| Coordinates: ES 40°23′48″N 3°23′9″W / 40.39667°N 3.38583°W | ||
| Country |
 Spain | |
| Autonomous community | Community of Madrid | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Mejorada del Campo is a town located about 20 km from Madrid. The town has a self built cathedral which is still under construction since 12 October 1961. It is the magnum opus of former monk, Justo Gallego Martínez.
See also
- Avianca Flight 011, A Colombian airliner that crashed in this town.
External links
- "Catedral" Documentary by Aliocha and by Alessio Rigo de Righi
- Ayuntamiento de Mejorada del Campo
- Don Justo's Self Built Cathedral
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