Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa María de la Encarnación

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Roman Catholic cathedral basilica historic building metropolitan cathedral

The Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa María de la Encarnación is the historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, recognized as the oldest cathedral in the Americas and a prime example of early Spanish colonial architecture.

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Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa María de la Encarnación canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ
basilica ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
metropolitan cathedral ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Catedral Primada de América NERFINISHED ⓘ
Catedral de Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Primada de América NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic ⓘ
Plateresque ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ
cityCenter Parque Colón NERFINISHED ⓘ
consecrationYear 1541 ⓘ
constructionEnd 1540 ⓘ
constructionStart 1521 ⓘ
country Dominican Republic ⓘ
dedicatedTo Incarnation of Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mary, Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Archdiocese of Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ
faces Parque Colón NERFINISHED ⓘ
founded 1512 ⓘ
governingBody Archdiocese of Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArtwork baroque altarpieces ⓘ
colonial religious paintings ⓘ
hasFeature Gothic arches ⓘ
Plateresque façade ⓘ
Renaissance details ⓘ
ribbed vaults ⓘ
stone vaults ⓘ
hasRelic tombs of early bishops of Santo Domingo ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ
length 54 meters ⓘ
locatedIn Ciudad Colonial de Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Distrito Nacional NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed coral limestone ⓘ
notableFor early Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ
oldest cathedral in the Americas ⓘ
numberOfChapels 14 ⓘ
numberOfNaves 3 ⓘ
partOf Colonial City of Santo Domingo UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
status metropolitan cathedral ⓘ
minor basilica ⓘ
primatial cathedral of the Americas ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1990 ⓘ
width 23 meters ⓘ

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Catedral Primada de América → alsoKnownAs → Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa María de la Encarnación ⓘ