Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, La Paz

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Paz
Location La Paz
Country  Bolivia
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace [1] (Spanish: Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Paz) also called La Paz Cathedral is a cathedral and minor basilica is located in the Murillo square of the city of La Paz[2][3] in Bolivia.[4] It was built in 1835 with a neoclassical architecture with Baroque elements. It has an interior distributed in 5 ships with different layers.

The first cathedral of La Paz was completed in 1692 after 70 years of construction; the first building was made of stone, lime and brick. In 1831 it was decided to demolish it due to the collapse of his presbytery and several cracks that threatened its collapse. The works of lifting the current cathedral began on March 24, 1835; in 1925 was inaugurated under the first centenary of the founding of the Republic of Bolivia, although it opened that year, its interior ornamentation still continued until 1932. In 1989, its two lateral towers were opened, coinciding this act with the visit Pope John Paul II.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in La Paz
  2. ↑ Who's Who in Latin America: Part IV, Bolivia, Chile and Peru (in Spanish). Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804707374.
  3. ↑ La Paz, Bolivia: información turistica (in Spanish). Instituto Boliviano de Turismo. 1988-01-01.
  4. ↑ Read, James; Guides, Rough (2002-01-01). The Rough Guide to Bolivia. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858288475.

Coordinates: 16°29′47″S 68°08′03″W / 16.4965°S 68.1342°W / -16.4965; -68.1342

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