Caracas Cathedral

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Caracas Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church and one of the principal religious and architectural landmarks in Venezuela’s capital city.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Caracas Cathedral canonical 2
Cathedral of Caracas 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
church building
landmark
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Neoclassical architecture
burialPlaceOf Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponte
María de la Concepción Palacios y Blanco
Simón Bolívar’s parents
relatives of Simón Bolívar
country Venezuela
dedicatedTo Apostle James the Greater
surface form: Saint James the Apostle

Santiago Apóstol
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas
founded 16th century
function seat of the Archbishop of Caracas
hasArtwork altarpieces
religious paintings
stained glass windows
hasFeature bell tower
central dome
choir
façade with columns
main altar
nave
sacristy
side chapels
heritageDesignation National Monument of Venezuela
locatedIn Capital District
Caracas
Municipality of Libertador
surface form: Libertador Municipality

Plaza Bolívar
surface form: Plaza Bolívar, Caracas
material masonry
openToPublic yes
originalConstruction 1570s
rebuiltAfter 1641 Caracas earthquake
1812 Caracas earthquake
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
significance important architectural landmark of Caracas
principal religious landmark of Caracas
status metropolitan cathedral
touristAttraction yes
usedFor Mass
funerals
religious ceremonies
state religious events
weddings

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caracas hasLandmark Caracas Cathedral
Municipality of Libertador contains Caracas Cathedral
this entity surface form: Cathedral of Caracas
Plaza Bolívar surroundedBy Caracas Cathedral