Guatemala City Cathedral

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Guatemala City Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church and historic landmark in Guatemala’s capital, known for its neoclassical architecture and central role in the country’s religious and cultural life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
cathedral
church building
alsoKnownAs Guatemala City Cathedral
surface form: Catedral Metropolitana de Guatemala

Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral
surface form: Catedral Primada Metropolitana de Santiago

Guatemala City Cathedral
surface form: Metropolitan Cathedral of Guatemala City
architecturalStyle Baroque elements
Neoclassical architecture
builtAfter 1773 Guatemala earthquakes
citySquare Plaza de la Constitución
surface form: Plaza Mayor de la Constitución
consecrationYear 1815
constructionEnd 1815
constructionStart 1782
contains altarpieces
paintings
religious artworks
sculptures of saints
coordinates 14.6406°N 90.5133°W
country Guatemala
culturalSignificance important site for national ceremonies
major religious landmark in Guatemala
symbol of Catholic presence in Guatemala
dedicatedTo Assumption of Mary
surface form: Assumption of the Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
faces Plaza de la Constitución
function principal church of Guatemala City
seat of the Archbishop of Guatemala
groundbreakingDate 1782
hasDome yes
hasFeature bell towers
central nave
crypt
neoclassical façade
side chapels
heritageDesignation historic monument of Guatemala
isCathedralOf Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala
locatedIn Guatemala City
Guatemala Department
Historic Center of Guatemala City
locatedOn central plaza (Parque Central)
surface form: Parque Central
material masonry
stone
numberOfTowers 2
religiousAffiliation Catholicism
replaced cathedral of Antigua Guatemala as main seat of the archdiocese
rite Latin Rite
significance central role in Guatemala’s cultural life
central role in Guatemala’s religious life
usedFor Mass
cultural events
religious processions
state ceremonies

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Presidential Palace of Guatemala locatedNear Guatemala City Cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral alsoKnownAs Guatemala City Cathedral
subject surface form: Metropolitan Cathedral (Guatemala City)
this entity surface form: Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago de Guatemala
Metropolitan Cathedral hasRole Guatemala City Cathedral
subject surface form: Metropolitan Cathedral (Guatemala City)
this entity surface form: metropolitan cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of Guatemala
Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala hasCathedral Guatemala City Cathedral
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago de Guatemala
Guatemala City Cathedral alsoKnownAs Guatemala City Cathedral
this entity surface form: Catedral Metropolitana de Guatemala
Guatemala City Cathedral alsoKnownAs Guatemala City Cathedral
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Cathedral of Guatemala City
National Palace of Culture faces Guatemala City Cathedral
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Cathedral of Guatemala City