Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Prado

The site was originally a temple dedicated to Ceres, goddess of agriculture and cattle raising.^[1] The starting point for the current version of the building dates back to 1649, when a new building replaced a previous hermitage.^[2] It mixes Renaissance and Baroque architectural styles.^[3] The plant is shaped like a Latin cross.^[2] The main nave features a barrel vault.^[2]

The building houses a number of ornamental tiles from the 16th and 17th centuries.^[4]

Proclaimed as "minor basilica" by John Paul II on 14 February 1989, it was consecrated as such in November 1989.^[5]

It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1993 along the nearby gardens.^[2] The building is a municipal property.^[6]

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  Ornamental tiles
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  Alternative view
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  Detail of the dome

Citations

Bibliography

• González Moreno, Fernando (2001). "Retablo de San Antón de la Basílica del Prado de Talavera de la Reina. Propuesta de estudio y de reinterpretación" (PDF). Ensayos: Revista de la Facultad de Educación de Albacete (16): 55–68.
• Luengo Soria, Óscar (2014). "Las Mondas, la fiesta más entrañable de Talavera". Crónicas: Revista Trimestral de Carácter Cultural de La Puebla de Montalbán (30): 4–10.^{[permanent dead link]}