New Cathedral of Cuenca

Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (Catedral Nueva)
Facade of the New Cathedral of Cuenca
Basic information
Location	Cuenca, Ecuador
Geographic coordinates	2°53′51″S 79°00′18″W / 2.8975°S 79.005°W / -2.8975; -79.005Coordinates: 2°53′51″S 79°00′18″W / 2.8975°S 79.005°W / -2.8975; -79.005
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Juan Bautista Stiehle[1]
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Romanesque
Direction of façade	East
Groundbreaking	1885[1]
Completed	1975[1]
Specifications

The New Cathedral of Cuenca (Spanish: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción) is the cathedral church in Cuenca, Ecuador. The cathedral is located in front of Parque Calderon.

The project of the cathedral was drawn by Juan Bautista Stiehle on suggestions made by Bishop León Garrido. The cathedral took over the function of the nearby Old Cathedral that had become too small. Construction works started in 1885 and lasted for almost a century. This building combines many architecture styles, nevertheless romanesque is predominant. The cathedral is surmounted by three giant domes covered by sky-blue glazed tile from Czechoslovakia.^[1]

References

Cathedral of Cuenca Cathedral of Cuenca on the Map

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Guia Oficial Cuenca - Iglesias de Cuenca". website. Fundacion Municipal Turismo Para Cuenca. 2006. http://www.cuenca.com.ec/index.php/382/0/. Retrieved 2008-10-28. 

The High Altar