Convento de Capuchinas

Iglesia y Convento de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza (Las Capuchinas)	Las Capuchinas, another victim of the 1773 earthquake	Iglesia de las Capuchinas, founded in 1736, Antigua Guatemala	Iglesia de las Capuchinas has been only partially restored
Iglesia de las Capuchinas, 2a Calle Ote, Antigua Guatemala	Nuestra Señora Del Pilar De Zaragoza (Capuchinas)	Entry to the Convento De Las Capuchinas	Iglesia y Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala
Iglesia y Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala	Las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala	Admission to Las Capuchinas, around US$5 (Q40)	Map of the Church and Convent of the Capuchins, Antigua Guatemala
Here you can see a plan of the circular dormitory of Las Capuchinas	Model of the Catedral de Santiago at its peak on display at Las Capuchinas	Model of the Plaza Mayor (Parque Central) of Antigua as the colonial capital, Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros	Model of the Cathedral of Guatemala City on display at Las Capuchinas
The part of the Capuchin cloister that has been restored is now partially a museum and partially city offices	The Cloisters of the Capuchin Convent, Antigua Guatemala	Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala	Arcade of the cloisters of Las Capuchinas
Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala	Upper half of a statue of Mary at Las Capuchinas	Another statue at Las Capuchinas	The bathing area for the Capuchinas
The bathing area for the Capuchinas	Entryway to stairs which lead down to a chamber beneath the Capuchins unique circular dormatory	I'm told this was a "singing chamber" with acoustics that can make a single person sound like a full choir	The Singing Chamber of Las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala
An angel very similar to those still in situ at the Cathedral of Santiago	Spanish coat-of-arms with the Pillars of Hercules	Ruins of the circular dormitory of Las Capuchinas	The round tower in the second courtyard of Las Capuchinas
Flowering plants, Las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala	Each doorway of this bizarre round structure led to a cell used by the Capuchin nuns	Dormitory, Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala	Dormitory, Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala
One of the cells restored as it may have appeared when the nuns were present	GuatemalaJan12 0779.jpg	GuatemalaJan12 0780.jpg	Walking around the upper level of the restored first courtyard, Las Capuchinas
Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala	Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala	The church interior has not been restored, though a temporary roof protects it from the elements	Inside the Church of the Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala
Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala	Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala	Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala	Sculpture on the eastern façade of Las Capuchinas