Cusco La Catedral
- Address:Plaza de Armas, Cusco
- Hours:Mon - Sat: 10am - 11:30am and 2pm - 5:30pm; Sun: 2pm - 5pm
- Admission:Adults: 25 Nuevos Soles
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Cusco’s Cathedral of Santo Domingo is a colonial gem, boasting an altar of silver and a magnificently carved choir.
The building stands on the site of an Inca palace, and was built from stone blocks removed from the nearby Inca city of Sacsayhuaman by the triumphant conquistadors.
The elaborately decorated cathedral was built from 1559 to 1654 on the city’s main square, Plaza de Armas, and is filled with colonial artworks, artifacts and richly decorated chapels.
The most famous artwork is a Last Supper painting by Marcos Zapata featuring a meal of local guinea pig served with an Inca corn beverage.
The highly ornamental facade features two domes flanking the chapels and nave, built in a Gothic-Renaissance hybrid style.
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Cusco’s La Catedral is on the central Plaza de Armas, flanked by two similarly ornate churches.
