. Lima; or, Sketches of the capital of Peru, historical, statistical, administrative, commercial and moral . Front view oi the Cathedral The entablatures have indentations and consoles, and on them restpedestals serving as the basis of the second story. On each side, inthe space between the columns, appear, in four lofty niches, asmany statues above two varas in height, which represent the Evan-gelists, Si. Matthew, St. Mark, and St. Luke, and lastly, that sublimedoctor of the Church, St. Jerome. The second story, also of the Corinthian order, is composedof llutcd pilasters, half a vara in dep
. Lima; or, Sketches of the capital of Peru, historical, statistical, administrative, commercial and moral . Front view oi the Cathedral The entablatures have indentations and consoles, and on them restpedestals serving as the basis of the second story. On each side, inthe space between the columns, appear, in four lofty niches, asmany statues above two varas in height, which represent the Evan-gelists, Si. Matthew, St. Mark, and St. Luke, and lastly, that sublimedoctor of the Church, St. Jerome. The second story, also of the Corinthian order, is composedof llutcd pilasters, half a vara in depth and three-quarters wide,surmounted by Corinthian capitals with sculptured friezes and ar-chitravc^s. In the intervals between these pilasters are two admirablyornamented niches, containing statues of St. Peter and St. n; ho:ciuinlilh IniD et Cr,de Seine 5? Pans M0N3EN0R GOYENECHE Arclibishop of Limaandspmor GaXholic Bishop >,> \ . \ .\ LIMA. 19 Over Ihe keystone of the arch of the portal, between the Inyo prin-cipal frontispieces , in a niche of niagnilicent design , stands animage of the Holy Virgin. Above this is the principal window ofthe second story and in it a statue of the blessed Toriljio Alfonso,in baret, caniail, and rochet, giving his blessing to an Indian kneel-ing before him. The third portion is a segmental pediment in^^hich are the royal and imperial arms, on a shield two varas wideand three in beight, surrounded by richly sculptured ornaments. To crown the whole, there is a pedestal bearing the statueof St. John the Evangelist, the patron of the Cathedral, with theeagle at his feet, the book and pen in his hands. This statue isthree varas in height. This splendid portal has a smaller one on each side, openinginto the lateral naves of the church. Thes
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