 The construction of this cathedral began in 1564 and was completed in 1622. After the 1746 earthquake it was rebuilt by Jesuit Juan Rehr. Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassic styles have all left their mark. Its principal doorway is a lovely example of the Spanish Plateresque style, while its two svelte towers are Neoclassic.Highlights in its interior are the chapel holding the remains of Francisco Pizarro, the choir stalls by Pedro Noguera, the Baroque chapel of La Inmaculada, carvings in the holy scene of St. John the Baptist, a crucifix, a statue of Santa Apolonia by Spanish sculptor Juan Martínez Montañés (1568-1649), a sixteenth-century statue of the Madonna and Christ Child by Roque de Balduque, a beautiful seventeenth-century carving of the Holy Family and a sixteenth-century relief of the Adoration of the Shepherds attributed to Alonso Gómez. A museum of religious art exhibits splendid paintings, such as the Zodiac series by Bassanos (sixteenth and seventeenth centuries), sculptures, chalices and chasubles. Best Tours including a Lima Cathedral visit:
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