Cathedral of Quito

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Roman Catholic cathedral church building historic monument

The Cathedral of Quito is a historic Roman Catholic church and one of the oldest and most important religious monuments in Ecuador’s capital, renowned for its colonial architecture and central role in the city’s cultural and spiritual life.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito 3
Quito Metropolitan Cathedral 1
parish church of Quito 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ
church building ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
surface form: Baroque architecture

Mudéjar ⓘ
Neoclassical elements ⓘ
Spanish Colonial architecture ⓘ
artSchool Quito School of Art ⓘ
completionDate 16th century ⓘ
constructionStart 16th century ⓘ
contains tomb of Antonio José de Sucre ⓘ
tombs of bishops of Quito ⓘ
country Ecuador ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito ⓘ
foundedAs Cathedral of Quito self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: parish church of Quito
hasFeature bell tower ⓘ
central nave ⓘ
choir ⓘ
cloister ⓘ
crypt ⓘ
main altar ⓘ
sacristy ⓘ
side chapels ⓘ
side naves ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
interiorDecoration colonial paintings ⓘ
gilded altarpieces ⓘ
polychrome wood carvings ⓘ
locatedIn Historic Center of Quito ⓘ
Pichincha Province ⓘ
Quito ⓘ
locatedOn Plaza Grande ⓘ
Plaza de la Independencia ⓘ
material adobe ⓘ
stone ⓘ
partOf Historic Center of Quito ⓘ
surface form: City of Quito, World Heritage Site
rebuiltIn 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
servesAs seat of the Archdiocese of Quito ⓘ
significance important religious center in Ecuador ⓘ
major symbol of Quito’s colonial heritage ⓘ
one of the oldest cathedrals in South America ⓘ
status metropolitan cathedral ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction in Quito ⓘ
usedFor Mass ⓘ
archdiocesan events ⓘ
religious processions ⓘ
state ceremonies ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Carondelet Palace → adjacentTo → Cathedral of Quito ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito
Plaza de la Independencia → borderedBy → Cathedral of Quito ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito
Cathedral of Quito → foundedAs → Cathedral of Quito self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: parish church of Quito
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito
Quito → hasCathedral → Cathedral of Quito ⓘ
La Compañía de Jesús Church → locatedNear → Cathedral of Quito ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quito Metropolitan Cathedral