Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Basílica Catedral Metropolitana Santa María de la Encarnación
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Basílica Catedral Santa María de la Encarnación stands in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, beside Columbus Park. Completed in 1550, it is the oldest existing cathedral in the Americas and the seat of the Archbishop of Santo Domingo. It is a Gothic building, notable as a real Gothic structure outside Europe, with a golden-tinted coral limestone façade.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- minor basilica, Catholic cathedral
- Height
- 16 m
- Place
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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