Cathedral of Quito
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Quito), known simply as la Catedral, is the Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador. Located on the southwest side of the Plaza de la Independencia (La Plaza Grande), it (and its older building) served as a seat of the Diocese of Quito from 1545 until 1848 when it became the Archdiocese. In 1995, it became the Cathedral of Ecuador, the most powerful Catholic church in the country.[2]
| Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito Catedral Metropolitana de Quito (in Spanish) | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Quito, Ecuador |
| Geographic coordinates | 0°13′13″S 78°30′51″W / 0.22028°S 78.51417°WCoordinates: 0°13′13″S 78°30′51″W / 0.22028°S 78.51417°W |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Province | Province of Quito |
| Year consecrated | 1572 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Metropolitan cathedral |
| Leadership | Archbishop Fausto Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. |
| Website | Website |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Antonio García (1807 arch) |
| Architectural type | Christian basilical church |
| Architectural style | Gothic-Mudéjar, Baroque, Neo-classical |
| Direction of façade | Northwest |
| Groundbreaking | 1562[1] |
| Completed | 1565 |
Description
The Cathedral is a white-painted monumental church with one high belltower to the right of the main entrance. It was built on a plan that has three longitudinal naves with semi-ogival arches on square pillars. The Cathedral is built like the kind of the 16th century. Based on interior features — like the details of the pillars, arches, and the carved and coffered ceiling — some experts say that the Cathedral should be thought of as Gothic-Mudéjar in style. It has Gothic features in the pointed arches of its naves, as well as in the ambulatory that goes around the presbytery.[3]
Gallery
The campanario (belltower) of the Cathedral.
Northwest (main) view of the Cathedral of Quito.
Cathedral of Quito, viewed from the Grand Plaza.
View of the main part of the altar.
Major altar.
Archiepiscopal library
Cathedral Of Quito Media
Chapter house located in today's museum
The Quito Metropolitan Cathedral in 1800, anonymous. Museum of the Bank of the Republic of Colombia
Interior of the Quito Cathedral in 1860 by Henry Walter Bates
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Roof, domes, lantern roofs and bell tower
Museum of the Quito Cathedral, Quito, Ecuador
17th-century Mudéjar artesonado of the main nave
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References
- ↑ "Sitio Oficial Turístico de Quito – Catedral Metropolitana". website. Corporacion Metropolitana de Turismo. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ↑ Arquidiócesis de Quito y Primada del Ecuador (25 Jan 2013), La Arquidiócesis de Quito en la historia (1545–2009) Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine [In Spanish].
- ↑ Architectural Guide of Quito – Evelia Peralta & Rolando Moya tasquer – Trama Ediciones – 2007.
Other websites
Media related to Catedral Metropolitana (Quito) at Wikimedia Commons
