Cathedral of La Paz, Baja California Sur explained
| Our Lady of Peace Cathedral |
| Other Name: | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Paz |
| Location: | La Paz |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic Church |
The Our Lady of Peace Cathedral[1] (Spanish; Castilian: 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.
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.
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/northamerica/3315.htm Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in La Paz, Baja California Sur
- Book: Palmerlee, Danny. Baja California and Los Cabos. registration. 299. Catedral de La Paz baja california.. 2007-01-01. Lonely Planet. 9781741045642. en.
- Book: Burian, Edward. The Architecture and Cities of Northern Mexico from Independence to the Present. 2015-08-15. University of Texas Press. 9780292771901. en.
- Book: Tapia, Carlos Domínguez. Forjadores de Baja California. 1980-01-01. s.n.. es.
- Schaefer . Herwin . The Origin of the Two-Tower Facade in Romanesque Architecture . The Art Bulletin . JSTOR . 27 . 2 . 1945 . 0004-3079 . 10.2307/3046994 . 85.
- Seismic behaviour and strengthening of barrel vaults of Augustinian churches in Mexico. Leslie Edith Alejo Guerra. Universidade do Minho, Escola de Engenharia. January 2022. 30. The façade in a colonial church is commonly composed of the main wall, one or two towers and the frontispiece..
