Convento de Santa Clara

The Convent of Santa Clara in Antigua Guatemala was founded in 1699	The original church and convent was destroyed by earthquake in 1717	This church and convent was built between 1723 and 1734	Like everything else in Antigua Guatemala, Santa Clara was destroyed by earthquake in 1773
Sculpture on the western entrance of Santa Clara	To enter the complex today, enter here, just south of the church on 2a Av Sur	A glimpse of the well preserved southern façade of the Church of Santa Clara	Much of this decoration is made of molded paster
Map of the Former Convent of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala	Southern façade of the Church of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala	Molded plaster sculpture, Church of Santa Clara	Intricately decorated southern façade with its large octagonal window, Antigua Guatemala
Detail of the well preserved southern façade, Iglesia de Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala	Sculptural detail, Church of Santa Clara	Sculptural detail, Church of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala	Inside the ruined church of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala
Octagonal windows were popular with church architects in Antigua Guatemala	Ruins of the Church of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala	In the crypt beneath the Church of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala	The former pulpit, Church of Santa Clara
The well preserved southern end of the Church of Santa Clara	Volcán de Agua framed in the Church of Santa Clara's octagonal window	View of the ruined Church of Santa Clara from the nun's choir loft	Ruins of the Church of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala
Passageway of with entries for the confessionals on the east side of the church	The Sacristy of the Church of Santa Clara has its roof in tact	Crawlspace beneath the Sacristy, Church of Santa Clara	Cloister garden with its central fountain, Convento de Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala
Fountain of the Convento de Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala	Northeast corner of the Cloister, Santa Clara	Northeast corner of the Cloister, Santa Clara	Cloisters and fountain, Convent of Santa Clara
Cloisters of the Convent of Santa Clara	Fountain, Church of Santa Clara	The former archives and library of the Convent of Santa Clara	Ruins of the Convent of Santa Clara
The southern courtyard of the Convent of Santa Clara	Upper level ruins, Convent of Santa Clara	Southern garden, Convent of Santa Clara	Poinsettias at the Convent of Santa Clara, Antigua Guatemala
The plain western face of the Church of Santa Clara	Entrance for parishioners to enter the church without entering the convent	Entrance to the Convent of Santa Clara, 2a Av Sur, Antigua Guatemala