Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe - Ponce - 2013 00007

Description

Front view of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe located in the coastal city of Ponce. The cathedral has two levels made of masonry and brick with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. The cathedral is flanked by two belfry towers divided in sections. They have square bases and the third section shows double wooden windows under semicircular arches that at the same time are framed with moldings, crowned with keystones and entablatures. In addition, they are flanked by pairs of fluted columns that support the entablature. The following tower sections are hexagonal and are decorated with cornices, moldings, an ornamental frieze with garlands and amphorae. Aside from that, the domes show stained glass oculus framed with moldings. In turn, the domes are crowned with some semicircular opening lanterns and crosses. The beginning of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe dates back to 1670 when it was just a royal palm chapel, it was closed in 1820 due to the bad conditions of the building. The start of the current church construction dates back to 1835 and it was inaugurated in 1839. Nonetheless, the 1918 earthquake destroyed both towers which is the reason why it had to be rebuilt with a new design between 1918 and 1937. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Subsequently, it was restored again in 1992.

Origin Name	Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe - Ponce - 2013 00007
Relation	Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > Ponce (PRHBDS) > Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe
Geographical Coverage	Ponce
Date	2013
Descriptive Notes	Original name of provenience and the title were assigned by the Project Puerto Rico Architectural Heritage (PRAHA). The general description contains information took from the official Facebook page of Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society.
Colaborador	Gardón Vega, Francisco (1891 - 1938) - Diseñador Ojeda O'Neill, Pablo - Restaurador (arquitectura) Porrata Doria, Francisco L. (1890 - 1971) - Diseñador
Historical Background	Ecclesiastical Architecture in Puerto Rico: Catholic Church Architecture in Puerto Rico: Twentieth Century (1898-1940) Housing in Puerto Rico: Urban Housing
Architectural Subject	Historic buildings Churches (buildings) Church towers Cornices Lanterns (roof appendages) Latin crosses (crosses) Neoclassical Oculi (openings) Entablatures Amphorae (storage vessels) Pilasters (wall components) Semicircular arches Keystones Gables (architectural elements) Double doors Statues
Decolonial Subject	Coloniality of Being Colonialism Christianity Eurocentrism Religious Fundamentalism Hispanism Imperialism Nationalism
Rights	English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image