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Cathedral Metropolitana and Sagrario Metropolitano
TITLECathedral Metropolitana and Sagrario Metropolitano
ARCHITECT/BUILDERLorenzo Rodriguez
NATIONMexico
SITELa Plaza de la Constitución; El Zócalo; Plaza mayor; Mexico City's central square
DETAILExterior
CITYMexico City
STATE or REGIONFederal District (Distrito Federal)
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTIONFirst Catholic church demolished circa 1573; New Cathedral consecrated in 1667; Bell towers and central dome finished in 1813; Sagrario in 1749-69.
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMECathedral Metropolitana; Sagrario Metropolitano
TYPECathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico; Side chapel
STYLESpanish Baroque; Sagrario is Churrigueresque style; Towers are Neoclassical.
OTHER TERMSCatedral Metropolitana; Metropolitan Cathedral; Mexico City Cathedral; Catedral de México; Metropolitan Sacristy; Metropolitan Sagrario
NOTESUnderground restoration work has prevented the collapse of the church; Cathedral towers are 64-Meters.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERdcap41
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Meredith L. Clausen at mlc@u.washington.edu
PHOTOGRAPHERDeborah Caplow
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2007
SOURCECaplow, Deborah
COPYRIGHT HOLDERCaplow, Deborah
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