Location Bogotá, Colombia Completed 1823 Architectural type Church | Affiliation Roman Catholic Opened 1823 Groundbreaking 1807 | |
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Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral, Minor basilica District Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá Architectural styles Baroque architecture, Neoclassical architecture Similar Bolívar Square, Capitolio Nacional, Tabernacle Chapel, Monserrate, Museo Botero | ||
The Archbishopric Cathedral of Bogotá is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at the eastern side of Bolívar Square in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. It is seat of the Archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Mon. Ruben Salazar Gomez.
The Cathedral was built between 1807 and 1823. It is said to be built by descendants of Jesuit missionaries. When the Spanish conquerors officially founded the city of Bogotá (changing the original Indian name of the city: Bacata), they established in 12 huts and a hay-church, that -after being totally built- would take the name of Archbishopric Cathedral of Bogotá. The cathedral holds the remains of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, founder of Bogotá. The cathedral, its area 5,300 square meters, is the biggest in Colombia and one of the biggest ones in South America.
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