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Santo Domingo has an area of 24.84 km 2 [4] and a mean elevation of 1,230 metres. [2]The Virilla River on the south and the Bermúdez River on the north establish the boundaries of this elongated province, which then climb up into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) with the Pará Blanca River.
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]
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The earthquake of 1650 damaged the building, after which it was restored. Since 1975, it hosts a museum dedicated to the Cusco School. Church and Convent of Saint Clare C. Santa Clara Construction for the convent began in 1602 at the Qorpakancha area, concluding in 1622. On April 30 of the same year, the nuns occupied the building.
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Convent of Santo Domingo may refer to: Santo Domingo Convent, a convent in Argentina; Convento de Santo Domingo, Cartagena, a convent in Colombia; Convent of Santo Domingo, Cusco, a convent in Peru; Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, a convent in Lima, Peru; Convent of Santo Domingo (Girona) or Convent de Sant Domènec de Girona, a convent ...
The Santo Domingo Convent, or Basilic of Our Lady of the Rosary and Convent of Santo Domingo is a convent for Our Lady of the Rosary located in the Monserrat neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Built during the colonial times, it was the scenario of a military conflict during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata .
The Cathedral of Cusco or Cathedral Basilica of the Virgin of the Assumption is the main temple of the city of Cusco, in Peru and houses the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Cusco. The Cathedral Basilica of Cusco, together with the Triunfo temple make up the Cathedral Complex, it is located in the northeast sector of the current Plaza de ...