Location Cali Denomination Roman Catholic Church | Country Colombia Phone +57 2 8811378 | |
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Address Expert Skärholmen Centrum, Cl. 11 #539, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia Similar Plaza de Cayzedo, Iglesia la Ermita, Parque Panamericano, La Merced Church, Puente Ortiz | ||
The St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol) also called Metropolitan Cathedral of Cali It is the main Catholic church in the city of Cali, Colombia. It is also the seat of the Archdiocese of Cali. It is considered the Architectural Heritage of Cali and Colombia declared a National Monument by resolution 002 of 12 March of 1982.
Its construction began the Baroque style, and commissioned the architect Antonio García. On 1 September 1772 the parish priest José Rivera put the first stone. In building he was used as a labor of prisoners of local prisons. In 1802 the church was finished except for the tower. For political problems could not conclude until 1841 under the neoclassical canons.
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