Guayaquil Metropolitan Cathedral

Guayaquil Metropolitan Cathedral
Cathedral exterior
Guayaquil Metropolitan Cathedral Location in Ecuador
2°11′40″S79°53′03″W / 2.194546°S 79.884124°W / -2.194546; -79.884124
Location	Guayaquil
Country	Ecuador
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Architecture
Heritage designation	National Monument
Architect(s)	Juan Antonio Orús Madinyá
Style	Neogothic
Groundbreaking	1924
Completed	1937
Administration
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Guayaquil

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Guayaquil (officially the Cathedral of Saint Peter ^[1] ) is a cathedral in the center of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

The current cathedral is the successor of the cathedral that was Guayaquil's main cathedral at the time of the city's founding. The original cathedral was made of wood and located on Santa Ana Hill. This cathedral was destroyed in a fire in 1892. ^[2]

The current building was constructed in a neo-Gothic style between 1924 and 1937. It is located on Calle Chimborazo between Avenida 10 de Agosto and Avenida Clemente Ballén. ^[2]

References

Cathedral interior

1. "Cathedrals" . Retrieved 7 March 2016.
2. "ViajandoX.com - Catedral Metropolitana de Guayaquil. Turismo Guayaquil, Ecuador - Sudamerica". Archived from the original on 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2010-03-06.