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The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary ( es, Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora del Rosario), also called Manizales Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral, located directly opposite the ''Plaza de Bolivar'' (Bolívar Square) in the city of
Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher ...
, Colombia.
Description
With 106 m from the base of the cathedral building, it is the highest cathedral of Colombia from data obtained after the last measurement made in June 2008 where the new cross placed in 1987 are included and the lightning rod. The architectural design was the work of the chief architect of historical monuments in Paris, theFrenchman
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Julien Polti, and responsible for the construction was the Italian
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firm ''Papio Bonarda & Co'', formed by Angelo Papio and Gian Carlo Bonarda. It has an area of 2,300 square meters
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and a capacity of 5,000 people.
It has a majestic canopy (canopy supported by columns) on the main altar, which in Colombia only found two: one in the Cathedral of Manizales and the other in the church of Firavitoba, Boyacá.
See also
*Roman Catholicism in Colombia
The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Roman Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia.
Organization
It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdioceses ...
* Our Lady of Rosary
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Our Lady of Rosary Cathedral, Church Roman Catholic cathedrals in Colombia Buildings and structures in Manizales Roman Catholic churches completed in 1939 Basilica churches in Colombia 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Colombia