View Full Version : Metropolitan Cathedral | Mexico City, Mexico


Antony
June 25th, 2004, 05:20 AM
Iniciated in 1572 from what was the "New Spain" actually Mexico city, is the most impresive Church of Latin America with aproximately 65 m high, The City square or "Zocalo" where is located is the second biggest in the world.


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Cathedral at night


http://www.jimcline.com/colonialmex/catedral%20metropolitano001_std.jpg

Inside the Cathedral

https://www.revela2.com/media/fotos2/16434/249857-9691_max.jpg

Phobos
June 26th, 2004, 06:31 AM
best baroque cathedral in Americas!
9.5/10

Antony
June 29th, 2004, 09:03 AM
Bands like Morcheeba and Westlife made music videos in this magic place :cheers:

Flatiron
July 19th, 2004, 12:19 AM
The greatest church in Mexico
One of the five greatest in the Western Hemisphere
One of the greatest of its century anywhere in the world
100/10

ROYU
July 24th, 2004, 06:58 PM
is the greatest cathedral in the americas 9

Fabio
January 24th, 2005, 04:13 AM
9/10


just beautiful

lrd1rocha
February 27th, 2005, 09:23 AM
Very impressive, and much better than the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.

KulasKusgan
February 27th, 2005, 09:43 AM
impressive. one of the best.

Jonesy55
February 27th, 2005, 03:16 PM
It's beautiful 8/10, but it's a shame that another great building, the Aztec Templo Mayor was destroyed to make way for this cathedral :(

http://dg2.club.fr/MEM0/MEM0PIC/Templo-Mayor.jpg

B@dGuYoM
February 27th, 2005, 03:25 PM
8/10

DamienK
February 28th, 2005, 08:35 PM
8/10

Ellatur
March 1st, 2005, 04:38 AM
gasp they destroyed sucha place to build this one? no~!

7/10

Arpels
March 1st, 2005, 11:09 AM
9/10 pure baroque!!

Alter-Ego
March 3rd, 2005, 04:33 PM
8/10

sdtj
March 12th, 2005, 06:16 AM
http://www.20six.co.uk/-/pub/Fallen_Star/Catedral%20Metropolitana.jpg

http://rkwman.cafe24.com/picture/mexico/mex_cathedral_night01.jpg

http://img136.exs.cx/img136/3384/catedralmetropolitana26qb.jpg

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http://img238.exs.cx/img238/1472/imgp0942large6tl.jpg

http://img238.exs.cx/img238/7365/imgp0963large2dc.jpg

http://img238.exs.cx/img238/8041/imgp0985large5zh.jpg

lrd1rocha
March 12th, 2005, 06:19 AM
Excellent pics sdtj!

superskyline
March 13th, 2005, 05:58 AM
wow, the pictures say it all...

8/10

centralized pandemonium
March 13th, 2005, 06:05 AM
Looks awesome.10.

hugo_hlv
March 15th, 2005, 04:24 AM
9/10

DRAKKO
June 10th, 2005, 12:15 AM
9/10

Valia
June 10th, 2005, 05:32 AM
9/10

i dont rated a 10 becouse the structure in this build is failed to gauge and this is sinking in the ground :cry:

beta29
June 10th, 2005, 04:44 PM
9.5/10 awesome...

italimex
June 25th, 2005, 10:31 PM
OMG i must go this place!!!

dewback
June 28th, 2005, 07:02 AM
9/10, I am pretty sure the style of the Cathedral is churrigueresque.

italimex
July 26th, 2005, 03:19 AM
I think the same :)

Medo
July 26th, 2005, 07:04 AM
8/10

Henk
July 27th, 2005, 09:32 AM
Beautiful 9/10.

Sinjin P.
December 28th, 2005, 01:05 PM
9.5/10

Benonie
December 28th, 2005, 06:39 PM
The whole city is also built on a swamp, so I hope this beauty will survive human kind. 8,5/10

sdtj
December 28th, 2005, 10:11 PM
The city was built on a lake....



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Reflex
December 29th, 2005, 12:35 AM
9/10.

-Corey-
December 29th, 2005, 12:37 AM
9.5/10

forvine
February 25th, 2006, 12:50 PM
8.5/10

Mosaic
July 31st, 2006, 11:38 AM
8.5/10

montesky
July 31st, 2006, 12:38 PM
8.5/10

marpa
August 1st, 2006, 12:04 AM
9/10

delmaule
October 21st, 2006, 03:45 AM
9/10

sdtj
October 21st, 2006, 05:26 AM
Detail.... Check out the people on top..

http://i11.tinypic.com/2s6r3v9.jpg



http://i11.tinypic.com/47tyjkp.jpg

clarky
October 21st, 2006, 11:13 PM
9/10

gutooo
October 22nd, 2006, 11:44 PM
9/10

LMCA1990
February 21st, 2008, 02:42 AM
9/10

Nikkodemo
July 11th, 2008, 07:25 AM
Obviously!

10/10

DeNeza401
July 12th, 2008, 09:06 PM
10/10 A national landmark. Pity that Spaniards destroyed the greatest Aztec temple to built in the name of religion.:nono:

roberto0qs
July 13th, 2008, 02:27 AM
Detail.... Check out the people on top..

http://i11.tinypic.com/2s6r3v9.jpg




Fe, Esperanza y Caridad

Faith, Hope and Charity

DeNeza401
July 17th, 2008, 11:24 AM
Any more pictures?

W!CKED
July 23rd, 2008, 02:44 AM
:redx:

sdtj
July 23rd, 2008, 10:22 AM
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/1244/catedraldc0.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Catedral_de_México.jpg

http://www.brucehermanphotography.com/colonial/bh45lrg.jpg

Blast from the past....

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/colonial/cathedral-mexico.jpg

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http://www.hotelescortes.com/g/restaurante_balconext.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_nejs1cBXmn0/RrhTaW0LvkI/AAAAAAAAAuI/aZo_dpROL00/las+del+uni+348.jpg

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roberto0qs
July 25th, 2008, 02:32 AM
EEEEEEEEEEEEEW que imagen tan mas grotesca

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/3352/1609200611aq6.jpg

urbanófilo
January 11th, 2009, 12:05 AM
10, with el Sagrario Church... Id est: all the complex...
And because I just love the building...

henry hill
January 13th, 2009, 12:23 AM
8,5/10

tonyssa
May 30th, 2009, 02:48 PM
9/10

Jan Del Castillo
September 28th, 2009, 05:35 AM
10. Excellent. Regards.

Heroico
February 1st, 2010, 10:11 PM
9.5/10

sdtj
February 2nd, 2010, 03:23 AM
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/7817/54350960.jpg


:)

chuchomotas
February 2nd, 2010, 03:43 AM
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chuchomotas
February 2nd, 2010, 03:50 AM
Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de la Virgen María

bueno por fin acabe

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^^checalo aqui ^^

c6josh
February 3rd, 2010, 08:33 AM
voted 10/10

Heroico
March 11th, 2010, 06:39 PM
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/3408/mexicocitycathedral.jpg

Hasse78
March 21st, 2010, 02:56 PM
9/10. I like this cathedral alot. The location is great. I´ve been there several times. :)

sieradzanin1
June 29th, 2010, 05:53 PM
10/10

Heidjer
July 18th, 2010, 08:36 PM
Nice! 9.5/10

romanito
August 13th, 2010, 01:55 AM
7/10

Aztecgoddess
May 29th, 2011, 06:30 AM
10/10 to the most majestic chatedral in the Americas :cheers: