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The construction
of this monument took 132 years, receiving its final consecration
in 1669. Today, this superb temple built in over an acre (4000
m2) and considered the symbol of the city, holds inside 11
chapels, 1 vestry, 1 "capitular" hall, 7 altarpieces,
1 lower chorus completely carved in cider wood from Cusco,
more than 300 paintings, and a variety of carvings and sculptures
as well.
The highlight of this group are the Main Altar, covered in
its entirety with layers of silver, and the Silver Chariot
mounted on a template that is still being used to be taken
out in a procession during the religious festivity of Corpus
Christi.
The architectonic plant is rectangular with crossings that
provide access to the temples of the Sacred Family and of
the Triumph, seeming the plant like a Latin cross. It has
5 naves, 28 pillars and 56 arcs. |
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La visita a la Catedral también incluye conocer el Templo
del Triunfo y de La
Sagrada Familia.
Historia e Historiografía
de la Catedral del Cusco, por el Dr, Jorge Enrique Escobar Medrano
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