COSTA RICA
CATHEDRAL IN HEREDIA
[Av.Central-2/calle Central]. That was built in 1797 - 1806 in Romanesque style. It`s situated on the Central Square. It`s built on the rectangle location. It has 76 metres of length, 19 metres of width and 8 metres of height. Its thick and squad walls saved the whole construction against destructive earthquakes. (That`s the reason why its style is described sometimes as a seismic baroque). It`s built of stones stuck together by mortar from sand, mud and whites of the eggs.
It has three naved interior, devided by column rows. The Madonna figure with neon`s aureole is destinguished. Its fasade is devided into three entrances, and it`s flanked by two 15-metres high side towers. They are devided into three parts separated each other by moulds and are topped by 8-sided domes. The northern one is a clock tower and the south one serve as a bell tower (bells are imported from Cusco, Peru). In 1963 the catedral was declared the national monument.
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