The Our Lady of Peace Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Paz)[2] or La Paz Cathedral is a Catholic church in the center of the city of La Paz, Baja California Sur,[3] western Mexico[4] that is the seat of the Diocese of La Paz. It is located where the mission was founded by the Jesuits in the eighteenth century.
Our Lady of Peace Cathedral | |
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Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Paz | |
Location | La Paz |
Country | Mexico |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The current church was built in the second half of the 19th century, under the orders of Bishop Francisco Francisco Escalante y Moreno.
A neoclassical style on the outside, it has a façade and twin towers, as often used since Romanesque architecture[5] throughout the Spanish Empire.[6]
The interior of the temple has beautiful baroque altarpieces from the 18th century, which come from other missions that were abandoned.
Catedral de La Paz baja california.
The façade in a colonial church is commonly composed of the main wall, one or two towers and the frontispiece.
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