Baroque Decoration of the Eastern Facade of Mexico City's Metropolitan Tabernacle
The ornate eastern facade of the Metropolitan Tabernacle has depictions of Old Testament scenes. Adjacent to the Metropolitan Catheral, facing the Zocalo, the Metropolitan Tabernacle (Spanish: Sagrario Metropolitana) was built by Lorenzo Rodríguez in the Baroque style between 1749 and 1760. It was designed to to house the archives and vestments of the archbishop. It also functioned and continues to function as a place to receive Eucharist and register parishioners.
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- © David Coleman
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Catedral Metropolitana Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María a los cielos Central America Centro Historico Centro Histórico Ciudad de México Distrito Federal Federal District Historical Center Latin America Metropolitan Cathedral Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven Metropolitan Tabernacle Mexico Mexico City Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral North America Sagrario Metropolitana architectural architecture baroque building cathedral church edifice edifices place of worship religious building structures
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