Lima Cathedral

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Roman Catholic cathedral church building tourist attraction

Lima Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church of Lima, Peru, renowned for its colonial architecture and its prominent location on the city’s main square.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cathedral of Lima	2
Cathedral Basilica of Lima	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
archdiocese	Archbishopric of Lima ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ Neoclassical architecture ⓘ Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ
city	Lima ⓘ
completionDate	17th century ⓘ
consecrationYear	1625 ⓘ
constructionStart	1535 ⓘ
contains	remains of Francisco Pizarro ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
denomination	Latin Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Latin Church
faces	Plaza Mayor de Lima ⓘ
foundedBy	Francisco Pizarro NERFINISHED ⓘ
founder	Francisco Pizarro NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	Archbishopric of Lima ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima
groundbreakingDate	1535 ⓘ
hasFeature	central nave ⓘ ornate main altar ⓘ side chapels ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ vaulted ceiling ⓘ wooden choir stalls ⓘ
hasTomb	Francisco Pizarro NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
isSeatOf	Archbishop of Lima ⓘ
locatedIn	historic centre of Lima ⓘ surface form: Historic Centre of Lima Lima ⓘ
locatedOn	Plaza Mayor de Lima ⓘ
mainFacadeOrientation	west ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableFor	colonial architecture ⓘ prominent location on Lima main square ⓘ
numberOfTowers	2 ⓘ
rebuiltAfter	1746 Lima–Callao earthquake ⓘ surface form: 1746 Lima earthquake
region	Lima Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
status	metropolitan cathedral ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	historic centre of Lima ⓘ surface form: Historic Centre of Lima
usedFor	cultural events ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist → alsoKnownAs → Lima Cathedral ⓘ

historic centre of Lima → contains → Lima Cathedral ⓘ

subject surface form: Historic Centre of Lima

Archbishopric of Lima → hasCathedral → Lima Cathedral ⓘ

Plaza de Armas de Lima → locatedNextTo → Lima Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathedral of Lima

Roman Catholic Church in Peru → majorCathedral → Lima Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathedral Basilica of Lima

Club de la Unión → near → Lima Cathedral ⓘ

Plaza Mayor de Lima → surroundedByBuilding → Lima Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathedral of Lima