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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  • Type: Church
  • Description: Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador
  • Also known as: “Catedral Metropolitana Quito”, “Cathedral of Quito”, and “Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City of Quito and Palacio de Carondelet.

Protected area
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is a protected area.

Government office
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Carondelet Palace is the seat of government of the Republic of , located in . Access is by the public space known as Independence Square or Plaza Grande, around which are also the Archbishop's Palace, Municipal Palace, Hotel Plaza Grande, and Metropolitan Cathedral.

Park
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Independence Square is the principal and central public square of , . This is the central square of the city and one of the symbols of the executive power of the nation.

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. 's Old City is the largest in the Americas and was one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites, recognized as the largest and most intact colonial city center remaining in the Americas.

Neighborhood
is an electoral parish or district of , the capital city of in northwestern . The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political elections when the city was divided into 19 urban electoral parishes. is situated 7 km northeast of Quito Metropolitan Cathedral.

Quito Metropolitan Cathedral

Latitude
-0.22051° or 0° 13′ 14″ south
Longitude
-78.51249° or 78° 30′ 45″ west
Inception
1562
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 253234080
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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”

Notable Places Nearby

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

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