Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa
The Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa it's located in the Main Square "Plaza de Armas" of the city of Arequipa, province of Arequipa, Peru. It is the most important Catholic church of the city and also of the larger Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa since it is the base of the archbishop and the metropolitan council.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Arequipa, province of Arequipa, Peru
- Also known as: “Arequipa Cathedral”, “Basilica Cathedral of Saint Mary”, “Basilica Cathedral of St. Mary”, and “Cathedral of Arequipa”
- Address: 200 San Agustin, Arequipa, Arequipa 04001
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tristán del Pozo House and Plaza de Armas of Arequipa.
Tristán del Pozo House
Museum
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tristán del Pozo House, later the Ricketts House, is a Spanish-era andean baroque house in Arequipa, Peru. The house began construction in 1738 after being commissioned by its first owner, Domingo Carlos Tristán del Pozo, and has gone through several owners, being owned by BBVA Perú since 1974.
Plaza de Armas of Arequipa
Square
Photo: DocSlyper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plaza de Armas of Arequipa is a square.
Santa Catalina Monastery
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena is a large monastery of the Dominican Second Order, located in Arequipa, Peru. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa". Santa Catalina Monastery is situated 310 metres north of Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arequipa.
Arequipa
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arequipa is a city in the Southern Coastal region of Peru just below the edge of the Altiplano, at 2,380 m above sea level and surrounded by three impressive volcanoes. It's Peru's second most important city, and the second most popular among tourists.
Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa
- Categories: cathedral, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-16.3981° or 16° 23′ 53″ southLongitude
-71.53663° or 71° 32′ 12″ westElevation
2,350 metres (7,710 feet)Height
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
57MCJF27+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 402523841OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
8335124Wikidata ID
Q2942282
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Tagalog—“Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Arequipako katedrala”
- Chinese: “阿雷基帕圣殿主教座堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية اريكويبا بازيليكا”
- French: “Cathédrale d’Arequipa”
- French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Arequipa”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Arequipa”
- German: “Kathedrale von Arequipa”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Arequipa”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Notre-Dame d’Arequipa”
- Spanish: “Basilica Catedral de Arequipa”
- Spanish: “Basílica Catedral de Arequipa”
- Spanish: “Basílica Catedral de Santa María”
- Spanish: “Catedral Basílica de Santa María”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Arequipa”
- Tagalog: “Katedral Basilika ng Arequipa”
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