![Catedral de Santiago, Antigua Guatemala - founded in 1542](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325631.qbmSagIU.GuatemalaJan120360.jpg) Catedral de Santiago, Antigua Guatemala - founded in 1542 |
![Catedral de Santiago - Cathedral of St. James, Antigua Guatemala](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325632.YnubbiLD.GuatemalaJan120362.jpg) Catedral de Santiago - Cathedral of St. James, Antigua Guatemala |
![The Cathedral was severely damaged in the 1773 earthquake and was later only partially rebuilt as a parish church](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325634.ez7QtAjd.GuatemalaJan120368.jpg) The Cathedral was severely damaged in the 1773 earthquake and was later only partially rebuilt as a parish church |
![Baroque façade of the Catedral de Santiago, Antigua Guatemala](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325637.LdMQwg86.GuatemalaJan120371.jpg) Baroque façade of the Catedral de Santiago, Antigua Guatemala |
![Coat-of-Arms on the Catedral de Santiago](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325638.F9D7Utar.GuatemalaJan120372.jpg) Coat-of-Arms on the Catedral de Santiago |
![Façade sculpture, Catedral de Santiago](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325633.IvRViThc.GuatemalaJan120364.jpg) Façade sculpture, Catedral de Santiago |
![Façade sculpture, Catedral de Santiago](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325635.NZrniP0C.GuatemalaJan120369.jpg) Façade sculpture, Catedral de Santiago |
![Façade sculpture, Catedral de Santiago](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325636.XrwszgNH.GuatemalaJan120370.jpg) Façade sculpture, Catedral de Santiago |
![Façade sculpture, Catedral de Santiago](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325639.cR50pm6P.GuatemalaJan120373.jpg) Façade sculpture, Catedral de Santiago |
![Catedral de Santiago, Antigua Guatemala](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325640.1UzPsPYt.GuatemalaJan120374.jpg) Catedral de Santiago, Antigua Guatemala |
![The Catedral de Santiago is best seen in the late afternoon due to its position on the east side of the Parque Central](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325641.E8AKXHSU.GuatemalaJan120376.jpg) The Catedral de Santiago is best seen in the late afternoon due to its position on the east side of the Parque Central |
![Of the vast cathedral, only this small front portion, reoriented north-south, was rebuilt as the Parish Church of San José](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325645.oBzArkSH.GuatemalaJan120655.jpg) Of the vast cathedral, only this small front portion, reoriented north-south, was rebuilt as the Parish Church of San José |
![Christ carrying the Cross, Parish Church of San José](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325646.55Vh7mQQ.GuatemalaJan120656.jpg) Christ carrying the Cross, Parish Church of San José |
![Figure of Christ Entombed in a glass coffin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325647.smbiKauT.GuatemalaJan120657.jpg) Figure of Christ Entombed in a glass coffin |
![Christ Entombed, Parish Church of San José](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325648.jL4AJf5T.GuatemalaJan120658.jpg) Christ Entombed, Parish Church of San José |
![Parish Church of San José (ex-Cathedral of St. James)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325649.y1IJRaAj.GuatemalaJan120659.jpg) Parish Church of San José (ex-Cathedral of St. James) |
![Christ Bearing the Cross, Parish Church of San José](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325650.9FgKk8o2.GuatemalaJan120660.jpg) Christ Bearing the Cross, Parish Church of San José |
![The Crucifixion](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325651.JRPeDzec.GuatemalaJan120661.jpg) The Crucifixion |
![The Crucifixion, Catedral de Santiago - Antigua Guatemala](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325652.VyLv8NjH.GuatemalaJan120662.jpg) The Crucifixion, Catedral de Santiago - Antigua Guatemala |
![Altar of the Parish Church of San José](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325653.JpkCym0u.GuatemalaJan120663.jpg) Altar of the Parish Church of San José |
![The Cathedral was only partially rebuilt 1780-1820 because the capital had moved to the new Guatemala City](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325654.X3ZbCEza.GuatemalaJan120664.jpg) The Cathedral was only partially rebuilt 1780-1820 because the capital had moved to the new Guatemala City |
![The entrance to the cathedral ruins is on the south side off 5a Av Ote](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325643.5oR1HVEd.GuatemalaJan120379.jpg) The entrance to the cathedral ruins is on the south side off 5a Av Ote |
![Sculpture on the south side of the Cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325642.pmDSWp5y.GuatemalaJan120377.jpg) Sculpture on the south side of the Cathedral |
![Entrance to the ruins of the Cathedral of Santiago](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325655.tnoc7Qnk.GuatemalaJan120666.jpg) Entrance to the ruins of the Cathedral of Santiago |
![The south side of the Catedral de Santiago with the entrance to the archaeological ruins](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325656.MYZ2gcmp.GuatemalaJan120667.jpg) The south side of the Catedral de Santiago with the entrance to the archaeological ruins |
![The Cathedral was destroyed by earthquake in 1717, 1751, and finally in 1773](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325658.9axKQHmD.GuatemalaJan120670.jpg) The Cathedral was destroyed by earthquake in 1717, 1751, and finally in 1773 |
![The history of the Cathedral started in 1545, just 2 years after the city's founding](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325659.i8WvtwEg.GuatemalaJan120672.jpg) The history of the Cathedral started in 1545, just 2 years after the city's founding |
![Plan of the original Catedral de Santiago with the restored Iglesia de San José shown in red](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325660.lcvbqy0k.GuatemalaJan120673.jpg) Plan of the original Catedral de Santiago with the restored Iglesia de San José shown in red |
![Fifty domes aligned 5 across once formed the three aisles and side chapels](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325661.krMu6gUZ.GuatemalaJan120674.jpg) Fifty domes aligned 5 across once formed the three aisles and side chapels |
![Looking up through an elliptical opening at blue sky](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325662.s1OV3p83.GuatemalaJan120675.jpg) Looking up through an elliptical opening at blue sky |
![Inside the ruins of the Cathedral of Santiago, Antigua Guatemala](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325663.JptNeFME.GuatemalaJan120676.jpg) Inside the ruins of the Cathedral of Santiago, Antigua Guatemala |
![Some of the former decoration has survived the centuries giving a hint at the cathedral's former grandeur](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325664.284bFMTS.GuatemalaJan120677.jpg) Some of the former decoration has survived the centuries giving a hint at the cathedral's former grandeur |
![A statue which managed to remain in position during the earthquake](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325665.TuFsrHmP.GuatemalaJan120678.jpg) A statue which managed to remain in position during the earthquake |
![Massive pieces of brick and masonry collapsed into the aisles](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325666.X9y8x1rg.GuatemalaJan120679.jpg) Massive pieces of brick and masonry collapsed into the aisles |
![High relief of an angel waving incense](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325667.7bJgHXCT.GuatemalaJan120682.jpg) High relief of an angel waving incense |
![Not all of the domes collapsed](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325668.oFwJuH2Y.GuatemalaJan120684.jpg) Not all of the domes collapsed |
![Dome with the coat-of-arms of Castille y León](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325669.oKiAyb7L.GuatemalaJan120685.jpg) Dome with the coat-of-arms of Castille y León |
![A second dome with a coat-of-arms which survived the 1773 earthquake](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325670.ANDCAAB5.GuatemalaJan120686.jpg) A second dome with a coat-of-arms which survived the 1773 earthquake |
![Side aisle, Cathedral of Santiago](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325671.qIL3uICd.GuatemalaJan120687.jpg) Side aisle, Cathedral of Santiago |
![Pendentive with a surviving relief of an angel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325672.rSaB7jrj.GuatemalaJan120688.jpg) Pendentive with a surviving relief of an angel |
![The former high altar of the Cathedral of Santiago](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325673.lZWM5fXX.GuatemalaJan120689.jpg) The former high altar of the Cathedral of Santiago |
![The main asile, once covered by up to 10 domes is now open to the sky](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325674.gddTZO5g.GuatemalaJan120690.jpg) The main asile, once covered by up to 10 domes is now open to the sky |
![The crypt below the main altar, Cathedral of Santiago](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325675.kpNtylE3.GuatemalaJan120692.jpg) The crypt below the main altar, Cathedral of Santiago |
![Darkened crucifixion group in the surviving crypt of the Cathedral of Santiago](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325676.bJ83Wysa.GuatemalaJan120693.jpg) Darkened crucifixion group in the surviving crypt of the Cathedral of Santiago |
![Engraved stone dated MCMLX (1960) in the cathedral crypt](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325677.9UQgEn7P.GuatemalaJan120695.jpg) Engraved stone dated MCMLX (1960) in the cathedral crypt |
![St. John the Evangelist looking down from his perch](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325678.8WUl7Vxf.GuatemalaJan120696.jpg) St. John the Evangelist looking down from his perch |
![Pendentives are structures which support round domes over square spaces](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325679.ZGYvqNk9.GuatemalaJan120697.jpg) Pendentives are structures which support round domes over square spaces |
![Pendentive of the Cathedral of Santiago with a high relief carving of an angel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325680.kN7PRes4.GuatemalaJan120698.jpg) Pendentive of the Cathedral of Santiago with a high relief carving of an angel |
![Capital of a column supporting an arch in a side aisle](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325681.o5AvVdnp.GuatemalaJan120700.jpg) Capital of a column supporting an arch in a side aisle |
![North side aisle, Catedral de Santiago, Antigua Guatemala](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325682.x6MCYBA2.GuatemalaJan120701.jpg) North side aisle, Catedral de Santiago, Antigua Guatemala |
![Forest of pillars open to the sky, Antigua Guatemala](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325683.a5gaYpne.GuatemalaJan120703.jpg) Forest of pillars open to the sky, Antigua Guatemala |
![Some restoration work must have been done to stabilize the ruins](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325684.Ww8XCgba.GuatemalaJan120704.jpg) Some restoration work must have been done to stabilize the ruins |
![Rectory courtyard on the north side of the Cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325685.nvk2Hirc.GuatemalaJan120705.jpg) Rectory courtyard on the north side of the Cathedral |
![Ruins adjacent to the cathedral, Antigua Guatemala](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325686.YFo3C3uS.GuatemalaJan120706.jpg) Ruins adjacent to the cathedral, Antigua Guatemala |
![Columns of a tumbled arcade](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325687.1oi1fGOl.GuatemalaJan120708.jpg) Columns of a tumbled arcade |
![Circular pattern illuminated on a wall of the ruined cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325688.zsCYXonf.GuatemalaJan120709.jpg) Circular pattern illuminated on a wall of the ruined cathedral |
![Looking down the main aisle towards the former altar, Cathedral of Santiago, Antigua](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325689.QgNV9Ykd.GuatemalaJan120712.jpg) Looking down the main aisle towards the former altar, Cathedral of Santiago, Antigua |
![Restored ancillary building on the southeast side of the cathedral, Antigua Guatemala](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325691.l1rATx0D.GuatemalaJan120714.jpg) Restored ancillary building on the southeast side of the cathedral, Antigua Guatemala |
![Restored cathedral façade facing Antigua Guatemala's Parque Central](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325692.8Ur2024w.GuatemalaJan121064.jpg) Restored cathedral façade facing Antigua Guatemala's Parque Central |
![Western façade of the Catedral de Santiago](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325693.cS2a16ZC.GuatemalaJan121082.jpg) Western façade of the Catedral de Santiago |
![Catedral de Santiago from the arcade of the Palacio de los Capitanes Generalles](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325694.qfB2SZKB.GuatemalaJan121106.jpg) Catedral de Santiago from the arcade of the Palacio de los Capitanes Generalles |
![A horse carriage passes in front of the Cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325695.mnHXEvxV.GuatemalaJan121107.jpg) A horse carriage passes in front of the Cathedral |
![The Cathedral from Parque Central as evening falls](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325696.mMtyfweg.GuatemalaJan121251.jpg) The Cathedral from Parque Central as evening falls |
![The Catedral de Santiago illuminated at night, Antigua Guatemala](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143325644.gt9jdFd0.GuatemalaJan120418.jpg) The Catedral de Santiago illuminated at night, Antigua Guatemala |
![Model of the Catedral de Santiago at its peak on display at Las Capuchinas](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143326209.Dwj1IeUY.GuatemalaJan120745.jpg) Model of the Catedral de Santiago at its peak on display at Las Capuchinas |