Cuzco Cathedral
The Cathedral of Cusco or Cathedral Basilica of the Virgin of the Assumption is the main temple of the city of Cusco, in Peru and houses the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Cusco.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cusco
- Also known as: “archikatedra w Cuzco”, “Basílica Catedral de la Virgen de la Asunción”, “Catedral Basílica da Virgem da Assunção”, “Catedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Asunción”, “Catedral de Cuzco”, “Catedral de la Virgen de la Asunción”, “Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption”, “Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin”, “Cathedral of Cusco”, “Cathedral of Cuzco”, “Cathédrale de Cuzco”, “cattedrale di Cuzco”, and “Cusco Cathedral”
- Address: Plaza Mayor de Cuzco, Cusco
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Templo de la Sagrada Familia and Inca Museum.
Templo de la Sagrada Familia
Church
Inca Museum
Museum
Plaza de Armas
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cuzco and Poroy.
Cuzco
Cuzco or Cusco, in the Southern Sierras, is a fascinating city that was the capital of the Inca Empire. Cuzco is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of Peru's most visited cities as it is the largest and most comfortable city from which tourists can begin visits to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and other Inca sites in the region.
Cuzco Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, minor basilica, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Cusco District, Cusco Province, Cuzco Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-13.51628° or 13° 30′ 59″ south
Longitude
-71.97785° or 71° 58′ 40″ west
Levels
2
Height
14 metres (46 feet)
Roof shape
round
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
57RCF2MC+FV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedral
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Tagalog—“Cuzco Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cuscoko katedrala”
- Chinese: “库斯科主教座堂”
- Dutch: “Cusco Cathedral”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه كوسكو”
- French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Cuzco”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Cuzco”
- German: “Kathedrale von Cusco”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Cusco”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Cusco”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Cusco”
- Japanese: “クスコ大聖堂”
- Polish: “Archikatedra w Cuzco”
- Polish: “Bazylika archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Cuzco”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Cusco”
- Portuguese: “Catedral Metropolitana de Cusco”
- Romanian: “Catedrala din Cuzco”
- Russian: “Собор Успения Пресвятой Девы Марии (Куско)”
- Russian: “Собор Успения Пресвятой Девы Марии”
- Spanish: “Catedral del Cusco”
- Spanish: “Catedral del Cuzco”
- Tagalog: “Katedral ng Cusco”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo de la Catedral del Cusco and Iglesia de El Triunfo.
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