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Málaga Cathedral (La Manquita) · new roof and rainwater system

Developer
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Start
April 2024
Budget
€22.5M to €23M (budget updated in 2026)

Record updated: 8 Jan 2026. Data from official sources.

Málaga Cathedral (La Manquita) · new roof and rainwater system
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Works started in April 2024; in January 2026 the Junta put them at the halfway point, due to finish at the end of 2027

Hand-reviewed major project. The timeline summarises public sources; the link is the latest source checked.

A pitched roof is being built over the Cathedral's vaults, which have been exposed since the building was left unfinished: a laminated timber and steel structure covered in glazed ceramic tiles in two colours, honey and cream, plus a complete rainwater system from the back of the domes to the city's drainage network and the waterproofing of the terraces over the chapels. It is a listed monument (Bien de Interés Cultural). Funded by the Junta de Andalucía (€5.3M, ERDF 2021-2027), the Ayuntamiento (€4.5M), the Diputación (€3.5M), the Cabildo and the Diocese, the Fundación Unicaja and private donors.

Timeline

  1. The council's governing board approves €4,550,000 for the roof project (works valued at over €17.5M, 2 years) · source
  2. Council and Diocese sign the agreement raising the council's contribution to €4.5M; total cost of the works already started: €15,674,321 · source
  3. Works started · source
  4. The first beam of the new roof is raised · source
  5. The mayor visits the works, under way · source
  6. The works reach the halfway point: the roof structure of the main nave and the crossing is finished; end expected late 2027; budget updated to €22.5M to €23M · source

Change history

No changes recorded since we first saw it (12 Nov 2026).

Sources