The carved front
Baroque style.
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Zacatecas Cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin of the Assumption, is the main church of the Diocese of Zacatecas, in the city's historic centre, a World Heritage Site, about 1 km from the city centre in a straight line. Two earlier churches stood on the site, the first built in 1568 and the second consecrated in 1625. The present cathedral was built mainly between 1731 and 1752 under Domingo Ximénez Hernández, to be worthy of the city of «the aristocrats of silver», grown rich on its mines. It is built of pink stone, and its main front is densely carved in Baroque style, crowned by two tall towers and a dome that look over the plaza and the steep narrow streets around it. At night the front is lit and the stone glows orange. It is a working church, so respect service times. A cable car climbs to Cerro de la Bufa above the city. The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to Zacatecas state, so check your government's advice before visiting.
Baroque style.
Pink stone.
An orange glow.
Historic centre, Zacatecas city, Mexico
Yes.
Cerro de la Bufa.
