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Metropolitan Cathedral Description
(Local Name: Cathedral Metropolitana) The Cathedral, which dominates the Zócalo square on the north side as the National Palace does on the east, is one of the oldest and largest churches in the western hemisphere. It stands on the south-western part of the old Azrec temple precinct, once occupied by the Wall of Skulls (Tzompantli) and the Temple of Xipe Tótec. The original building, begun in 1525, was later partly demolished and partly rebuilt; the present structure dates from 1563, although the definitive plans were prepared at the end of the 16th c. and the beginning of the 17th by the architects Claudio de Arciniega, Juan Gómez de Mora and Alonso Pérez de Castañeda. Although the construction of this massive
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Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Neo-Classical;  Christian sites;  Architecture - Baroque or Rococo
Metropolitan Cathedral Highlights

Cathedral Crypt

In the Crypt can be seen the tombs of most of the archbishops of Mexico City, among them Juan de Zumárraga, the great teacher of the Indians and the first incumbent of the see.

Cathedral Sacristy

In the Sacristy, which has 16th c. Gothic groined vaulting, hang pictures painted about 1665 by Cristóbal de Villalpando ("Immaculate Conception", "Triumph of the Church") and Juan Correa (
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Address
Mexico City Cathedral
Avenida 16 de Septiembre
Zona Centro
Mexico City, Federal District (Distrito Federal)
Mexico
Hours
October 1 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open7:007:007:007:007:007:007:00
Closed18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0020:00
April 1 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open7:007:007:007:007:007:007:00
Closed19:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:0020:00
Always closed on:
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Mexico - Battle of Pueblo Day (May 5)
Mexico National Day (September 1)
Mexican Independence Day (September 16)
Mexican Revolution Day (November 20)
Transit
Metro Station Zócalo (Line 2)
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