Name 1
HORNACINA VIRGEN DE LA MINA
Name 2
NICHE WITH THE VIRGIN OF THE MINE
ID number
001.154.Almadén
Manager / Administrator
Javier Carrasco Milara, Cerco San Teodoro, s/n. Almadén (Ciudad Real)
Ownership
Public
Institution
Minas de Almadén y Arrayanes, S.A
Local / Original ID Number
001.001.003.221
Type of Object
Mine, Daily life
Description
Short description
A few metres from the entrance to the San Aquilino shaft on the first floor, there is a niche, located on a gallery wall measuring 1.75×0.90×0.50m, in the form of a niche with vaulted arches, and houses the Virgin or the corresponding saint. It is built in solid exposed brickwork and on a pedestal in the form of a square prism of the same construction.
Measures
1.75×0.90×0.50m
Materials
Masonry
Dating
18th century
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
Everyday life of the miners
Present use
Museum, mine interior
Original location
Almadén mine, 1st floor
Present location
Almadén mine, 1st floor (Mining Park)
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
Restored
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
DOCUMENTATION
Addresses /collections/links etc. where further in-depth information is accessible:
www.parqueminerodealmaden.es
Submitted
AYUNTAMIENTO ALMADEN
Submitted by
Águeda Moyano & Alicia Escudero
Date Submitted
28. 4. 2022
Date Edited
Never