Metropolitan Cathedral

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Roman Catholic cathedral cathedral church building

The Metropolitan Cathedral in Guatemala City is the country’s principal Roman Catholic church and an iconic neoclassical landmark overlooking the city’s main plaza.

Aliases (3)

Metropolitan Cathedral (Guatemala City) ×44
Catedral Metropolitana ×1
Metropolitan Cathedral facade ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral → cathedral → church building →
alsoKnownAs	Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago de Guatemala → Catedral Primada Metropolitana de Santiago →
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture →
category	Buildings and structures in Guatemala City → Neoclassical church buildings → Roman Catholic cathedrals in Guatemala →
city	Guatemala City NERFINISHED →
continent	North America →
country	Guatemala NERFINISHED →
dedicatedTo	Saint James the Greater →
denomination	Roman Catholic Church →
diocese	Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala →
facing	east →
functionalStatus	active →
governingBody	Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala →
hasCulturalSignificance	important site for national religious ceremonies → national symbol of Guatemala’s Catholic heritage →
hasDome	yes →
hasRole	metropolitan cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of Guatemala →
hasTower	two bell towers →
heritageDesignation	iconic landmark of Guatemala City →
isPartOf	historic center and main square ensemble of Guatemala City →
isPrincipalChurchOf	Roman Catholic Church in Guatemala →
isSeatOf	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala →
locatedIn	Guatemala City NERFINISHED → Guatemala Department → Historic Center of Guatemala City →
locatedOn	eastern side of Plaza de la Constitución →
mainPlaza	Plaza Mayor of Guatemala City →
material	masonry → stone →
nativeName	Catedral Metropolitana →
nativeNameLanguage	es →
overlooks	Parque Central (Guatemala City) → Plaza de la Constitución (Guatemala City) →
region	Central America →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
significance	major religious landmark of Guatemala City → principal Roman Catholic church of Guatemala → symbol of the Catholic Church in Guatemala →
usesRite	Roman Rite →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Guatemala City →	hasLandmark
Plaza Gerardo Barrios ("Metropolitan Cathedral facade") →	hasViewOf
Metropolitan Cathedral (Guatemala City) ("Catedral Metropolitana") →	nativeName