Stone carving on the Cathedral of Santo Domingo in colonial Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Cathedral of Santa Maria La Menor was the first ca
Stone carving on the Cathedral of Santo Domingo in colonial Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Cathedral of Santa Maria La Menor was the first cathedral built in the Americas, completed about 1540 It is a Minor Basilica and is located in the old Colonial City of Santo Domingo. UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. Carving at left represents King Charles I of Spain with the Order of the Golden Fleece and crown of the Holy Roman Empire. Statues of St. Luke, center, and St. John, right.
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