Catedral Metropolitana (Metropolitan Cathedral) with the bell tower under repair, Zocalo, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
The Cathedral Metropolitana in Mexico City is one of the largest cathedrals in the Western Hemisphere. It was constructed in the Spanish Baroque style of architecture and includes a pair of 64-meter neoclassical towers which hold 18 bells. The church is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. It is located on Mexico City's central square, the Zócalo (officially Constitution Square). After the Spanish conquest of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, Hernan Cortés began the construction of a Catholic church. This church was demolished circa 1573 and a new cathedral was built on the same place. A side chapel, the Sagrario Metropolitano (1749-69), is the greatest triumph of the Mexican Churrigueresque style. The new cathedral was consecrated in 1667, but the final elements — bell towers and central dome designed by the Spanish neoclassical architect Manuel Tolsá — were finished in 1813.
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Location: Metropolitan Cathedral, Zocalo, Mexico City DF, Mexico
Photo credit: © Emiliano Rodriguez / Alamy / Afripics
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