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The Great Cloister of the Convent of Santo Domingo... Lima, Peru.
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Chapter House where friars met by chapters with to elect their authorities and solve problems, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Chapter House, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Chapter House altar of Christ of the Agony, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Christ of the Agony altar detail of carvings below Christ, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Chapter House doorway to the Greater Cloister, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Chapter house seating detail, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Interior stairwell, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Convent Library valued not only for the value of the works but also for the coffered ceiling, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
The Library's 25,000 books are said to include several bibliographic collections of great value.
Some of the Library's 25,000 books, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Some of the Library's 25,000 books, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Visiting Room where parents receive their authorities and relatives, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Detail of the Visiting Room's coffered ceiling in Mudejar stle from 1580, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
This ceiling contains three thousand nail-free pressure pieces. It is said that Jose Bernardo Alcedo composed the National Anthem of Peru here.
Images, death masks, and skulls of three Peruvian saints, San Martin de Porres, Santa Rosa de Lima, and San Juan Macias, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Small courtyard, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Students were using this courtyard to practice for a dance presentation or maybe cheerleading, Convento de Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru, 2024.
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