Under the Southern cross in South America . Moorishstyle. The older parts, including most of the pillars and columns,are of red marble, and offer somewhat of a striking contrast tomodern additions in brick, stucco and wood. The interior isimpressive, rich in ecclestiastical furnishings and trappings, manyof the statues, ornaments and other adornments being constructedof solid silver—in fact a few are of virgin gold encrusted withprecious stones. It has one of the best-toned organs in containing the remains of Pizarro, the coffins of severalof the succeeding \lceroys are in the
Under the Southern cross in South America . Moorishstyle. The older parts, including most of the pillars and columns,are of red marble, and offer somewhat of a striking contrast tomodern additions in brick, stucco and wood. The interior isimpressive, rich in ecclestiastical furnishings and trappings, manyof the statues, ornaments and other adornments being constructedof solid silver—in fact a few are of virgin gold encrusted withprecious stones. It has one of the best-toned organs in containing the remains of Pizarro, the coffins of severalof the succeeding \lceroys are in the cryjjt. There were some seventy other churclies within the confines ofLima, l)ut several have been turned over to secular uses. One ofthese churches, that of Santo Domingo, can lay claim to even agreater fame than the Cathedral, in being the receptacle of thebody of a mortal who was not a conquistador, a fighter or anadventurer, but a true servant of God, who passed her life inpenitence and prayer and was a bright exemplar for all in her. rATHEDRAr., TJMA
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