Cuernavaca Cathedral
The church and its surrounding monastery is one of the early monasteries in
the vicinity of the Popocatepetl volcano.
It's not what you look at that
matters, it's what you see. — Henry
David Thoreau
Showing posts with label Catedral de Cuernavaca. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catedral de Cuernavaca. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Cuernavaca
Friday, December 23, 2011
Christmas Mood in Cuernavaca
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Everyone! |
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Borda Garden
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The Borda Garden is located near the cathedral of Cuernavaca. Originally, this was a house bought by José de la Borda, the mining magnate of Taxco in the mid-eighteenth century. Later, his son, Manuel de Borda y Verdugo, transformed the grounds of the house into gardens filled with flower and fruit trees to satisfy his passion for botany. These gardens also contain a number of fountains and an artificial lake that were completed in 1783. The complex also contains lodgings, offices, a restaurant, and a nightclub. In 1865, this was the summer home of Emperor Maximilian I and his wife Carlota Amalia. It hosted major political soirees in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, such as those sponsored by Porfirio Díaz and Emiliano Zapata. Today the area is a public park where the gardens have been maintained and it is possible to take a short boat ride on the lake. The house has been converted into a museum. Six of its halls are dedicated to temporary exhibits while the other seven are devoted to recreating the characteristics of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. (Wiki) |
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Entrance
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| (Previously posted) |
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
February 2011 Theme Day: Fountains
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| Fray Bartolome de las Casas St. Cuernavaca |
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| Cuernavaca Cathedral Atrium |
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Monastery
Cuernavaca is the capital of the state of Morelos. The construction on its cathedral began in 1533 to serve as a shrine to the adjacent Franciscan convent. There is an open chapel with vaults with gothic ribs built between 1536 and 1538 next to the cathedral. It is still possible to see pieces of mural paintings from the sixteenth century in the cloister of the convent. The chapel of the Third Order whose facade was built in baroque style and which has a beautiful altarpiece made of carved wood is located in the atrium.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Rural Scenes
Monday, June 29, 2009
Cuernavaca Cathedral
During restoration of the cathedral interior in the 1950s, some early murals were uncovered depicting the departure of 24 Mexican Franciscan friars, embarking at the start of their missionary journey to Japan, and their subsequent martyrdom on the cross in 1597. Among them was Mexico's only saint, San Felipe de Jesús.
The Chapel of the Third Order, at the rear of the monastery building, has a very typical Mexican Baroque façade, embellished with a small figure representing Hernán Cortés. Like the chapel's lovely carved wooden altar (1735), the façade shows strong Indian influence.
Adjoining the cathedral stands the spacious Open Chapel, its vaulting supported on three arches. Two buttresses reinforce the central columns. Remains of murals showing the lineage of the Franciscan order can be seen in the cloister.
Every Sunday a folk mass is celebrated in the cathedral to the accompaniment of mariachi music.
If you wish you can see another views of this magnificent building here and here.
Gracias por su visita. / Thanks for visiting, its most appreciated.
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