Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo De Guzmán
Santo Domingo De Guzmán (Zona Urbana)

Cathedral of Santo Domingo

The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the of is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the oldest existing cathedral in the Americas, begun in 1504 and was completed in 1550, and the second constructed after the in Greenland.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: catholic cathedral of Santo Domingo, Dominica Republic
  • Also known as: “Basilica Catedral Metropolitana Santa Maria de la Encarnacion”, “Basílica Catedral Metropolitana Santa María de la Encarnación”, “Basílica Catedral Metropolitana Santa María de la Encarnación Primada de América”, “Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor”, “Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor”, and “Cathedral of Santa María la Menor”
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fortaleza Ozama and Parque Colón.

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The Ozama Fortress, also formerly known as the city wall's Homage tower, is one of the surviving sections of the Walls of , which is recognized by UNESCO as being the oldest military construction of European origin in the Americas. is situated 230 metres east of Cathedral of Santo Domingo.

Park
Photo: Siso84, Public domain.
is the central square of the Ciudad Colonial historic district of , . In its center stands a statue of Christopher Columbus, in whose honor the square was renamed in 1887.

Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciudad Colonial and Los Mameyes.

Village
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is the historic central neighborhood of the 's capital . It is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the Americas.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in the city of in the of the . This neighbourhood is populated in particular by individuals from the middle classes.

Neighborhood
is a Sector in the city of in the of the . This neighborhood is populated in particular by individuals from the middle class. is situated 6 km northwest of Cathedral of Santo Domingo.

Cathedral of Santo Domingo

Latitude
18.47299° or 18° 28′ 23″ north
Longitude
-69.88395° or 69° 53′ 2″ west
Open location code
77CGF4F8+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41565898
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4868419
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Cathedral of Santo Domingo” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cristóbal Colón and Larimar.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cathedral of Santo Domingo”. Photo: Georg Karl Ell, CC BY-SA 4.0.