Catedral de Guadalajara
Catedral de Guadalajara is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara. It was built in the Spanish Renaissance style, except the distinctive neo-Gothic towers that were built after an earthquake toppled the originals in 1818. Begun in 1561 and consecrated in 1618, the building is almost as old as the city itself. If you time your visit right and you’ll see light filter through stained-glass of the Last Supper above the altar and hear a working pipe organ rumble sweetly from the rafters. The interior includes a Gothic crypt, where three archbishops are buried, plus massive Tuscan-style gold-leaf pillars and 11 richly decorated side altars that were bequeathed to the city by King Fernando VII of Spain (1784–1833). (Guadalajara, Mexico)
