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style with two doors and a pediment. The first section has a half-pointed entrance arch guarded by even columns on the sides and two columns at the corners, both of Doric design, forming two grooves which support a cornice and the upper section. The choir window, surmounted by a medallion, stands in
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It is in the form of a basilica and has a wide nave flanked by two aisles on either side. The octagonal dome has a small lantern and a covering of Puebla tiles. The three-staged tower also has a small dome.
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Previously, there had been a parish church of modest proportions on the site, built in the early 17th century and completed in 1731. It had a single tower on the right-hand side.
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the centre of the second section. The same series of columns as in the lower section is repeated but now of
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Official information from the Social Pastoral of the Diocese of Veracruz
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Official Information Veracruz Cathedral and the Diocese of Veracruz
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design. A central triangular pediment is topped by a medallion.
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18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Mexico
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Our Lady of the Assumption
Veracruz
Mexico

neoclassical
Ionic
Baccarat
crystal
Austria-Hungarian Empire
Official Information Veracruz Cathedral and the Diocese of Veracruz
Official information from the Diocese of Veracruz
Official information from the Social Pastoral of the Diocese of Veracruz
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Mexico
Province of Acapulco
Acapulco
Chilapa
Chilpancingo
Ciudad Altamirano
Tlapa de Comonfort
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Province of Antequera, Oaxaca
Huautla de Jiménez
Oaxaca
Puerto Escondido
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla

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