79:
326:
314:
302:
34:
398:
182:
388:
339:
378:
383:
149:
Its construction was hired by Juan de
Castellanos and Gonzálo Suárez Rendon to Pedro Gutiérrez, who began work in 1567. His style can be within the
393:
278:
251:
224:
138:
The cathedral is the main church of the
Archdiocese of Tunja and archbishopric, since his elevation to diocese by the Bull of pope
177:
292:
157:
building elements; It has a single tower and its interior consists of three naves with side chapels. The exterior of
154:
158:
78:
65:
107:
70:
150:
123:
306:
318:
274:
247:
220:
115:
91:
330:
201:
164:
The historical Tunja sector (including the cathedral) was declared a
National Monument (
372:
268:
241:
214:
313:
354:
341:
122:, in the historic center of the city of Tunja (capital of the department of
139:
127:
103:
58:
301:
33:
119:
77:
48:
243:
La
Catedral Metropolitana de Tunja: historia, espacios, formas
267:
Bidegaín, Ana María; Vargas, Juan Diego Demera (2005-01-01).
399:
16th-century Roman
Catholic church buildings in Colombia
114:). The building is located on the eastern side of the
290:
202:
Cathedral
Basilica of St. James the Apostle in Tunja
64:
54:
44:
21:
161:style was designed by Bartolomé Carrión in 1598.
270:Globalización y diversidad religiosa en Colombia
168:) of Colombia by Law 163 of December 30, 1959.
246:(in Spanish). Academia Boyacense de Historia.
153:, although some later renovations have added
102:It is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral of
8:
106:, which is enshrined under the patronage of
219:(in Spanish). Universidad Catolica Andres.
183:Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle
88:Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle
22:Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle
273:(in Spanish). Univ. Nacional de Colombia.
18:
389:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1574
297:
240:Díaz, Leopoldo Combariza (2008-01-01).
194:
379:Roman Catholic cathedrals in Colombia
96:Catedral Basílica de Santiago Apóstol
27:Catedral Basílica de Santiago Apóstol
7:
126:) in the South American country of
14:
384:Buildings and structures in Tunja
213:Arellano, Fernando (1988-01-01).
324:
312:
300:
146:and published on July 29, 1880.
32:
1:
394:Basilica churches in Colombia
178:Roman Catholicism in Colombia
415:
40:
31:
26:
16:Church in Tunja, Colombia
216:El arte hispanoamericano
95:
83:
108:St. James the Greater
81:
71:Roman Catholic Church
351: /
355:5.5336°N 73.3613°W
166:Monumento Nacional
84:
76:
75:
406:
366:
365:
363:
362:
361:
360:5.5336; -73.3613
356:
352:
349:
348:
347:
344:
329:
328:
327:
317:
316:
305:
304:
296:
285:
284:
264:
258:
257:
237:
231:
230:
210:
204:
199:
116:Plaza de Bolivar
112:Santiago Apóstol
36:
19:
414:
413:
409:
408:
407:
405:
404:
403:
369:
368:
359:
357:
353:
350:
345:
342:
340:
338:
337:
335:
325:
323:
311:
299:
291:
289:
288:
281:
266:
265:
261:
254:
239:
238:
234:
227:
212:
211:
207:
200:
196:
191:
174:
151:Isabeline style
136:
100:Tunja Cathedral
17:
12:
11:
5:
412:
410:
402:
401:
396:
391:
386:
381:
371:
370:
334:
333:
321:
309:
287:
286:
279:
259:
252:
232:
225:
205:
193:
192:
190:
187:
186:
185:
180:
173:
170:
144:Infinitus amor
135:
132:
98:) also called
74:
73:
68:
62:
61:
56:
52:
51:
46:
42:
41:
38:
37:
29:
28:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
411:
400:
397:
395:
392:
390:
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
376:
374:
367:
364:
332:
322:
320:
315:
310:
308:
303:
298:
294:
282:
280:9789587014976
276:
272:
271:
263:
260:
255:
253:9789589795668
249:
245:
244:
236:
233:
228:
226:9789802440177
222:
218:
217:
209:
206:
203:
198:
195:
188:
184:
181:
179:
176:
175:
171:
169:
167:
162:
160:
156:
152:
147:
145:
141:
133:
131:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
82:Exterior view
80:
72:
69:
67:
63:
60:
57:
53:
50:
47:
43:
39:
35:
30:
25:
20:
336:
307:Architecture
269:
262:
242:
235:
215:
208:
197:
165:
163:
155:neoclassical
148:
143:
137:
111:
99:
87:
85:
66:Denomination
358: /
319:Catholicism
159:Renaissance
373:Categories
346:73°21′41″W
189:References
343:5°32′01″N
331:Colombia
172:See also
140:Leo XIII
128:Colombia
104:Colombia
59:Colombia
45:Location
293:Portals
142:called
134:History
92:Spanish
55:Country
277:
250:
223:
124:Boyacá
120:Tunja
49:Tunja
275:ISBN
248:ISBN
221:ISBN
86:The
118:in
375::
130:.
94::
295::
283:.
256:.
229:.
110:(
90:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
