Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City

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Roman Catholic cathedral cathedral landmark tourist attraction

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City is a monumental Roman Catholic cathedral on the city’s main square, renowned as one of the largest and oldest cathedrals in the Americas and a prime example of Spanish colonial architecture.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral 5
Mexico City Cathedral 1
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral (remains in the Independence Column mausoleum) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architect Claudio de Arciniega ⓘ
architecturalStyle Churrigueresque ⓘ
Neoclassical ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ
Colonial Baroque ⓘ
surface form: Spanish Baroque
builtOn former Aztec sacred precinct ⓘ
builtOnSiteOf Templo Mayor ⓘ
surface form: Aztec Templo Mayor precinct
constructionEnd 1813 ⓘ
constructionStart 1573 ⓘ
coordinates 19.4342°N 99.1332°W ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
dedicatedTo Assumption of Mary ⓘ
surface form: Assumption of the Virgin Mary
dedication Assumption of Mary ⓘ
surface form: Assumption of the Virgin Mary
denomination Latin Rite ⓘ
surface form: Latin Church
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico ⓘ
elevation approximately 2,240 meters above sea level ⓘ
foundedBy Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
surface form: Spanish colonial authorities
governingBody Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico ⓘ
surface form: Archdiocese of Mexico
hasBellTower north bell tower ⓘ
south bell tower ⓘ
hasFeature Altar of the Kings ⓘ
choir stalls ⓘ
crypt ⓘ
main altar ⓘ
organ lofts ⓘ
sacristy ⓘ
hasOrgan Epistle side organ ⓘ
Gospel side organ ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Historic Centre of Mexico City ⓘ
surface form: Historic Center of Mexico City

Mexico City ⓘ
Zócalo ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
volcanic rock ⓘ
numberOfBells 25 ⓘ
owner Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
partOf Historic Centre of Mexico City ⓘ
surface form: Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rite Roman Rite ⓘ
significance one of the largest cathedrals in the Americas ⓘ
one of the oldest cathedrals in the Americas ⓘ
prime example of Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ
status archiepiscopal see ⓘ
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven ⓘ
surface form: metropolitan cathedral
stylePeriod Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Zócalo → adjacentTo → Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
this entity surface form: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Agustín de Iturbide → burialPlace → Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexico City Cathedral
Colonia Centro → contains → Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
Cuauhtémoc → contains → Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
Cuauhtémoc borough → contains → Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City → contains → Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
Historic Centre of Mexico City → contains → Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Ignacio Allende → placeOfBurial → Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral (remains in the Independence Column mausoleum)
José María Morelos y Pavón → placeOfBurial → Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral (remains in the Independence Column)
Constitution Square → surroundedBy → Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Plaza de la Constitución → surroundedBy → Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral