Sunday, November 04, 2012

Catedral de San Cristóbal
Very Grandiose
Beautiful Baroque Facade
Dominates the Square

Construction of the cathedral began in 1748 under the Jesuits, and was completed in 1777. 
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19 comments:

  1. Kathy5:20 AM

    Gorgeous and very old for our part of the world.

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  2. Lowell5:47 AM

    Grandiose is the right word. I'm really enjoying your Cuba photos. Re your comment this morning: I'm playing golf today with a former jockey - ah, the tales he can tell!

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  3. Unknown6:06 AM

    Gorgeous building and great shot!
    Kate, you would surely love to visit Antigua in Guatemala. It's kind of an open air museum of the amazing Spanish colonial religious architecture.

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  4. Unknown6:08 AM

    P.S. Here's just a sample: http://mendoncajose.blogspot.pt/2011/09/repeatedly-destroyed-by-earthquakes.html

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    1. Kate6:15 AM

      I followed the link, and you are absolutely correct. The Church in your photo is a magnificent structure despite the damage and decay!

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  5. Nikon6:13 AM

    Great shot, Kate. The building looks very old and weathered - maybe the tropical air there?

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  6. Janey and Co.6:36 AM

    Love it. Can image how it would look after a good power wash!

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  7. Unknown6:50 AM

    P.S.2 And here's another example, this time well taken care of: http://mendoncajose.blogspot.pt/2010/05/la-merced.html

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  8. biebkriebels7:45 AM

    The church looks very nice with the blue coloured window.
    Thank you for your kind words about the dutch on my blog. The dutch are real "globetrotters",they travel a lot and you find them everywhere. It is in our genes I suppose, in the past we had several explorers who sailed to east india.

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  9. Birdman8:28 AM

    These last two photos I'm quite familiar with--- SURVIVED Jesuits in HS... and doing quite well, thank you, with 2 cats these days.

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  10. Judy9:06 AM

    It looks to be in fine shape for one of such an age and you did a great job capturing the beauty of the building.

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  11. Sharon10:40 AM

    A very ornate structure. I think your word "grandiose" fits it perfectly.

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  12. Doug Hickok12:51 PM

    I love Baroque! Even when broke, Baroque is magnifico :^)

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  13. Kay2:38 PM

    Quite a monument. Most of the missions along the west coast were constructed with what was essentially Indian slave labor. I hope that wasn't the case here.

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  14. Randy8:28 PM

    What a beautiful church.

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  15. Jack5:36 AM

    What a lovely cathedral. It looks like it would benefit from a good washing and maybe a bit of restoration.

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  16. sonia a. mascaro10:22 AM

    Just gorgeous Baroque Facade!

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  17. Hilda6:42 AM

    Beautiful! I wonder where the saints that are supposed to be in the niches are now.

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