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Cathedral of Santo Domingo

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The surroundings of the cathedral are formulated in three independent spaces, to the north the Plaza de Armas, the battlemented atrium is like an antechamber that marks the main entrance to the religious complex. To the south, the cloister called Plazoleta de los Curas. The annexes around the
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The cathedral is built with calcareous stone, although some walls are made of masonry and bricks, and it has twelve side chapels, three free naves and a main nave. The roof of the central
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style, dates from 1540. It was part of the lower choir, dismantled at the end of the last century to place the marble monument in which the remains of Christopher Columbus were kept.
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that face the outside, as if they were hemispherical domes. The greatest length of the basilica is 54 m from the central nave to the bottom of the
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of Santo Domingo, Friar García Padilla, who never came to the island; based on plans by the architect Alonso de Rodríguez.
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Among the works, the painting of Our Lady of la Antigua, donated by the Admiral. The organ was brought to
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sector was built on the south side, with the cells of the canons; another example is found in the
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during his invasion of 1586, who sacked it. Apparently in 1665 there was a second consecration.
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elevated it to the rank of Metropolitan Cathedral and Primate of America at the request of King
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The architecture of the building of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo is characterized by a
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is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the first and oldest cathedral in the
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The cathedral is fronted with a golden-tinted coral limestone façade. The building is
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The Cathedral of Santo Domingo is the oldest in the Americas, built by order of
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were housed in the cathedral for a time, which were transferred in 1795 to the
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It is located between Calle Arzobispo Merino and Isabel la Católica, next to
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With the work stopped, they continued with a new design by Luis de Moya and
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Rear north facade of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo in a photo of 1899.
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Doctoral Thesis about the construction of Santo Domingo's Cathedral
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elevated it to "Minor Basilica of the Virgin of the Annunciation".
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List of basilicas in North and Central America and the Caribbean
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Location of Cathedral of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic
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Interior of the First Cathedral of America, highlighting the
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because this cathedral was the first diocese and the oldest
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The cathedral contains a vast artistic treasure made up of
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Spanish Colonial architecture in the Dominican Republic
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Front entrance to the Cathedral of Santa María la Menor
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Cathedral of Santo Domingo at the late 19th century.
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courtyard allow a passage called Callejón de Curas.
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Catedral de Santa María la Menor

Affiliation
Catholic
Province
Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Style
Gothic
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Criteria
526
Session
Coordinates
18°28′22″N 69°53′02″W / 18.4727777878°N 69.8838888989°W / 18.4727777878; -69.8838888989
Cathedral of Santo Domingo is located in the Dominican Republic
Colonial City
Santo Domingo
Americas
Archbishop of Santo Domingo
Primate
cathedral
New World
Gothic
Columbus Park

ribbed vaults
Pope Julius II

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