Source: WTL photo© on site in Mexico City, 2008.
Image: Close-up of the beautiful, elegant, delicate altar mayor (high altar) in the Convento de San Jacinto.
Comments: The altar, which is dedicated to the Virgen del Rosario (Virgin of the Rosary), is covered in gold leaf. The style is late Renaissance leading into early Baroque.
Additional images: See: => Mexico City #25; => Mexico City #25a; => Mexico City #25b; => Mexico City #25c.
Humanities topic: Compare and contrast this high altar (altar mayor) to any other two Latin American high altars of your choosing.