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ARCHITECTS: FRANCISCO BECERRA, JUAN MARTINEZ DE ARRONA, JUAN RHER, MATIAS MAESTRO (1602-1797)
Lima Metropolitan Cathedral in located in the Plaza Mayor of downtown Lima, Peru, and presents a nice clean traditional facade to the park.
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Panorama of front facade facing the plaza, Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Front facade facing the plaza, Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Front facade, Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Details of the central portal done in Renaissance style with corinthian capitals, Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru, 2024.
In the niches, are the images of the apostles surrounding the image of Jesus Christ.
Detail of front facade, Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Detail of front facade, Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Detail of front facade, Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Bell tower detail, Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Bell tower detail, Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru, 2024.
Model of Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru, 2024.
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page last revised july 2024