Havana Cathedral

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Havana Cathedral is an 18th-century baroque Roman Catholic cathedral in Havana, Cuba, renowned for its distinctive asymmetrical towers and status as one of the city's most iconic colonial landmarks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church ⓘ
Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Habana ⓘ
linked to: Havana Cathedral

Catedral de la Habana ⓘ
linked to: Havana Cathedral
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
Cuban Baroque ⓘ
linked to: Colonial Baroque
centuryOfConstruction 18th century ⓘ
cityLandmarkStatus one of Havana's most iconic colonial landmarks ⓘ
constructionEnd 1777 ⓘ
constructionStart 1748 ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Christopher ⓘ
San Cristóbal de La Habana ⓘ
linked to: Havana, Cuba
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
feature asymmetrical towers ⓘ
baroque façade ⓘ
bell towers ⓘ
large central nave ⓘ
side chapels ⓘ
floorPlanType Latin cross plan ⓘ
function seat of the Archbishop of Havana ⓘ
governingBody Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana ⓘ
hasDiocese Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana ⓘ
hasFacadeOrientation west-facing façade ⓘ
hasSquare Plaza de la Catedral ⓘ
heritageDesignation national monument of Cuba ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn Havana ⓘ
linked to: Havana, Cuba

Old Havana ⓘ
locatedOn Plaza de la Catedral ⓘ
material coral stone ⓘ
notableFor Cuban Baroque architecture ⓘ
colonial-era religious art ⓘ
distinctive asymmetrical towers ⓘ
partOf Old Havana and its Fortification System ⓘ
linked to: Old Havana

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana ⓘ
primaryBuildingMaterial limestone with fossilized marine organisms ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
status active church ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1982 ⓘ
usedFor cultural events ⓘ
religious services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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Old Havana → contains → Havana Cathedral ⓘ
Habana Vieja → contains → Havana Cathedral ⓘ
Havana Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Catedral de la Habana ⓘ
linked to: Havana Cathedral
Havana Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Habana ⓘ
linked to: Havana Cathedral
Bodeguita del Medio → near → Havana Cathedral ⓘ
Plaza de la Catedral → hasCentralMonument → Cathedral of Havana ⓘ
linked to: Havana Cathedral
Plaza de la Catedral → hasView → Havana Cathedral façade ⓘ
linked to: Havana Cathedral
Episcopal Diocese of Cuba → hasCathedral → Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Havana ⓘ
linked to: Havana Cathedral
Roman Catholic Church in Cuba → hasCathedral → Cathedral of Havana ⓘ
linked to: Havana Cathedral
Municipality of Old Havana → contains → Havana Cathedral ⓘ