Monterrey Cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey | |
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Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey | |
Roman Catholic Church |
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey.
The building has a central nave in the shape of a Latin cross flanked by niches chapels. The ship has arched vaults topped with an octagonal dome. The interior is sober and eclectic. It has a mix of architectural styles, neoclassical and baroque, the latter especially on its façade. The chapel of the tabernacle features an embossed silver front. In the choir there is a Merklin organ from 1893 (currently damaged and not in use).
It was built between 1705 and 1791 and declared a cathedral in 1777, when Pope Pius VI created the Diocese of Linares.
It has a mixture of architectural styles, neoclassical and baroque; the latter especially in its facade.
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Mexico
References
- ^ Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey
- ^ Monterrey y sus alrededores (in Spanish). URBIS Internacional. 1993.
- ISBN 9789687415666.