Catedral Metropolitana

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The cathedral was begun in 1571; the foundations alone took 40 years. The building was dedicated in the mid-1600s, and the exterior was finished in 1800. A mix of styles includes Mexican baroque and austere neoclassicism. Among its bells is the largest in Latin America, which are rung regularly every day.

The front of the cathedral; at the bottom is the top of the main entrance door. You see this altar immediately upon entering from the Square. That altar forms the rear of the enclosure where the choir sits, in the center of the space.
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This is the view from behind the main altar, where Mass is being said. One of the altars behind the main one. This is a statue of the Virgin, at one end of the main altar.
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This is the view from next to the entrance, looking down towards the main altar. One of the side chapels. In another of the side chapels, Christ before the pillar.
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In another side chapel, a statue of Juan Diego, an Indian who had a vision of the Virgin in 1531, and was finally made a saint in 2002. The cathedral organ. The Sagrario is the parish church next to the cathedral.
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Interior of the Sagrario. One of the altars inside the Sagrario.
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