Salta Cathedral

Salta Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Salta, Argentina. The church serves as the seat and the metropolitan cathedral of the Archbishop of Salta.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: Roman Catholic cathedral in Salta, Argentina
Also known as: “Catedral Basilica de Salta” and “Catedral Basílica de Salta”
Address: 500 España, Salta, 4400

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of High Altitude Archaeology and Teatro Provincial.

Museum of High Altitude Archaeology

Museum

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The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology is an archaeology museum located in the historical center of Salta, Argentina, which conserves and exhibits collections related to the Capacocha child sacrifice ceremonies performed by the Inca in the high peaks of the Andes, mainly the Children of Llullaillaco mummies discovered in 1999 at the top of the Llullaillaco volcano. Museum of High Altitude Archaeology is situated 110 metres southwest of Salta Cathedral.

Teatro Provincial

Theater building

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Teatro Provincial is a theater building, which is situated 150 metres southeast of Salta Cathedral.

Basílica y Convento de San Francisco (Salta)

Church

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Basílica y Convento de San Francisco (Salta) is a church, which is situated 340 metres southeast of Salta Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salta and Atocha.

Salta

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Salta is the capital of the province of Salta, up in the mountains in northern Argentina. Salta is typically visited as a launching point for the nature and small towns in the region, but has its own charms and sights worth seeing too.

Atocha

Suburb

Atocha is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. Atocha is situated 7 km southwest of Salta Cathedral.

Salta Cathedral

Categories: heritage, cathedral, minor basilica, building, historic site, place of worship, historic building, and religion
Location: Capital Department, Salta, Andean Northwest, Argentina, South America
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Latitude

-24.78813° or 24° 47′ 17″ south

Longitude

-65.41041° or 65° 24′ 38″ west

Elevation

1,183 metres (3,881 feet)

Open location code

577P6H6Q+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 110346974

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=cathedral

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

GeoNames ID

11703615

Wikidata ID

Q2942778

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tagalog—“Salta Cathedral” goes by many names.

Chinese: “萨尔塔主教座堂”
Dutch: “Cathedral of Salta”
Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سالتا”
French: “Cathedrale de Salta”
French: “cathédrale de Salta”
French: “Cathédrale de salta”
French: “Cathédrale de Salta”
French: “Cathédrale De Salta”
German: “Kathedrale von Salta”
Indonesian: “Katedral Salta”
Italian: “Cattedrale di Salta”
Latin: “Ecclesia Cathedralis Saltae”
Latin: “Ecclesia cathedralis Saltensis”
Slovenian: “Stolnica v Salti”
Spanish: “Catedral de Salta”
Tagalog: “Katedral ng Salta”

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