Photos of Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

The Cathedral of Mexico, located on the north side of the Constitution Square, is the largest and oldest Catholic church in Latin America. The Archbishop's Church was built by the Spaniards in 1573 and was completed in 1813, which took 250 years to complete. The long construction time makes the cathedral include classical Baroque, neoclassical and other architectural styles. The main body of the cathedral is composed of towering bell towers on both sides and a broad main hall in the middle. It is the splendid and colorful mural of the Bible story on the top. The interior walls of the sacristy contain colorful frescoes by the great colonial painter Correa. It is said that the location of the cathedral is the center of a large Catholic diocese.