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 16 Architects: Claudio de Arciniega, Juan Miguel de Agüero, José Damian Ortiz de Castro, Manuel Tolsá
With 7140 sq.meters, damaged on 1845 earthquake, caught on fire in 1967, in 1973 the deformation of 300 years of existence makes 2.2 meters of diference betwen Altar to the southwest tower, repaired & refounded from 1974 to 1985 but the Earthquakes of that year makes new damages, from 1994 to 2000 receive a new refoundation now more stable.
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