Montevideo (8)


Source: WTL digitized slide photograph© on site in Montevideo, 1985.
Comments: The Metropolitan Cathedral of Montevideo is located on Constitution Square. The church began in 1740, but the construction of the building took place between 1790 and 1804. The architectural style is standard Neoclassical.
Humanities topic: Compare and contrast this Latin American national cathedral with those in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Lima, Havana, Antigua, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador da Bahia (9-11), and Brasília.