Church of San Juan Bautista, Gothic Revival church in Ciudad Lineal, Madrid, Spain.
San Juan Bautista is a church building in City Linear, Madrid, featuring a single nave with a transept and octagonal spaces beside the presbytery. The interior shows pointed arches throughout, typical of the Gothic Revival style chosen for its construction.
Built between 1926 and 1929 by architect Benito Guitart Trulls, the structure emerged as part of an ambitious workers' neighborhood project in Madrid. It stands today as the sole remaining building from that original planned settlement.
The church serves as a starting point for pilgrims beginning their journey on the Camino de Santiago from Madrid, issuing credentials to thousands each year. Visitors experience a living connection to centuries-old pilgrimage tradition through this active practice.
The church is easily accessible in a residential neighborhood with good public transportation connections throughout the area. Visitors planning to obtain pilgrim credentials should time their visit around service hours when staff are available.
This is the only preserved structure from a planned workers' colony called Nuestra Señora del Carmen that was intended for the Cerro de la Cabaña area. The building stands as a solitary reminder of an abandoned urban development scheme that never fully materialized.
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