Quito Metropolitan Cathedral

The Quito Metropolitan Cathedral, is a cathedral in , . Located on the southwestern side of the Plaza de la Independencia, it served as a seat of the Diocese of Quito from 1545 until 1848 when it was elevated to Archdiocese.
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  • Church
  • …dates from 1562
  • Description: Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador
  • Also known as
    “Catedral Metropolitana Quito”
    “Cathedral of Quito”
    “Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City of Quito and Palacio de Carondelet.
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is a protected area.
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Carondelet Palace is the seat of government of the Republic of , located in .
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Independence Square is the principal and central public square of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quito and Chaupicruz.
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, the capital of , was founded in 1534 on the ruins of an ancient Inca city.
is an electoral parish or district… is situated 7 km northeast of Quito Metropolitan Cathedral.

Quito Metropolitan Cathedral

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Latitude
-0.22051° or 0° 13′ 14″ south
Longitude
-78.51249° or 78° 30′ 45″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 253234080
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q5758380

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Quito Metropolitan Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Katedralja e Kuito-s”
  • Belarusian: “Мэтрапольная катэдра Кіта”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Quito”
  • Chinese: “基多主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “基多都主教座堂”
  • Danish: “Catedral Metropolitana de Quito”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه كيتو”
  • French: “cathédrale de Quito”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Quito”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Quito”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale dell’Assunzione di Maria Vergine”
  • Japanese: “キト・メトロポリタン大聖堂”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia cathedralis Quitensis”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع متروپولیتن کیتو”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Кито”
  • Spanish: “Catedral metropolitana de Quito”
  • Spanish: “Catedral Metropolitana de Quito”
  • Swedish: “Katedralen i Quito”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral ng Quito”
  • Tatar: “Китоның кафедраль соборы”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Quito”

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Highlights include Iglesia de El Sagrario and Museo de la Catedral.

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