Plaza de la Constitución, Col.Centro,Cuauhtémoc Mexico Mexico
Status:
built
Construction Dates
Began
1573
Finished
1813
Building Uses
- religious
Structural Types
- church
Heights
Value
Source / Comments
Spire
220 ft
Book: Proceso Constructivo de Catedral
Some historic documents mentioned as 72 2/3 varas (about 83 cm)
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Description Architects: • Claudio de Arciniega • Juan Miguel de Agüero • José Damian Ortiz de Castro • Manuel Tolsá
During its construction have 16 Architects/Master chief of works
The first main cathedral was built in 1532 with stones of Templo Mayor Mexica temple, but destroyed in 1626
With 7140 sq.meters, damaged on 1845 by an earthquake, caught on fire in 1967, with measurements in 1973 after deformations on 300 years of existence, with uneven of 2.2 meters betwen Altar to the southwest tower, was repaired & refounded from 1974 to 1985 but tnew damages appears by Earthquakes of that year, from 1994 to 2000 receive a new refoundation works.
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