Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven

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Roman Catholic cathedral cathedral church building landmark tourist attraction

The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is a monumental Roman Catholic cathedral in Mexico City, renowned as one of Latin America’s largest and most important colonial-era churches and a key symbol of Mexican religious and architectural heritage.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral → cathedral → church building → landmark → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María a los cielos → Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral →
architecturalStyle	Baroque → Neoclassical → Renaissance →
builtOnSiteOf	Aztec sacred precinct → Templo Mayor complex vicinity →
constructionEnd	1813 →
constructionStart	1573 →
country	Mexico →
dedicatedTo	Assumption of Mary →
denomination	Latin Church →
governingBody	Archdiocese of Mexico →
hasBellTower	north bell tower → south bell tower →
hasFeature	Altar of the Kings → central dome → choir stalls → crypt → main altar → multiple side chapels → organ lofts → sacristy →
heritageDesignation	World Heritage Site component → monument of Mexico →
isMetropolitanCathedralOf	Mexico City →
isSeatOf	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Mexico City →
locatedInCity	Mexico City →
locatedInContinent	North America →
locatedInFederalEntity	Ciudad de México →
locatedInHistoricCenter	Historic Center of Mexico City →
locatedOn	Zócalo →
material	stone →
partOf	Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco World Heritage Site →
primaryUse	episcopal ceremonies → liturgical services → tourism →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
rite	Roman Rite →
significance	important example of colonial architecture in Latin America → major symbol of Mexican Catholicism → one of the largest cathedrals in the Americas →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1987 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven ("Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María a los cielos") →	alsoKnownAs
Historic Centre of Mexico City →	contains
Madero Street ("Metropolitan Cathedral") →	nearbyLandmark
Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ("metropolitan cathedral") →	status