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Much of its stonework was used as the foundation for the seventeenth-century Santo Domingo Convent. It was built after the 1650 earthquake destroyed the first Dominican convent. To construct Coricancha, the Inca used ashlar masonry, building from the placement of similarly sized cuboid stones that they hand cut and shaped for this purpose. [18]
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic: [1] Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor (Catedral Primada de América) (Spanish: Basílica Menor de Santa María de la Encarnación), Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo; Basílica Catedral Metropolitana Santa María de la Encarnación, Santo Domingo
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A major earthquake on 21 May 1950 damaged more than one third of the city's structures. The Dominican Priory and Church of Santo Domingo, which were built on top of the impressive Qurikancha (Temple of the Sun), were among the affected colonial era buildings. Inca architecture withstood the earthquake.
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The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the oldest existing cathedral in the Americas, [1] begun in 1504 and was completed in 1550, and the second constructed, after the Garðar Cathedral Ruins in Greenland. [2]
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The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor, Santo Domingo, the oldest cathedral in the Americas, built 1512–1540. Christianity is the most widely professed religion in the Dominican Republic . Historically, Catholicism dominated the religious practices of the country, and as the official religion of the state it receives financial support from ...