Guadalajara Cathedral

Guadalajara Cathedral, seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara and a minor basilica, ranks among the oldest cathedrals in the Americas. Its origins reach to a modest 1541 church that became the cathedral in 1548, then was damaged by fire in 1574. The present building, largely late Renaissance and Spanish Renaissance in style, was completed in 1618 and consecrated in 1716. Its skyline-defining neo-Gothic towers, built from 1851 to 1854 after repeated earthquake losses, became its best-known feature. The cathedral preserves major artworks, chapels, burials, and local devotions while remaining an important religious center long threatened by earthquake damage.

Jalisco · Mexico