Old Cathedral of Cuenca

The Church of the Shrine generally alluded to as the Old Cathedral of Cuenca was the primary place of Spanish love amid the season of Spanish colonization in Cuenca, Ecuador. It works today as the Museum for Religious Art and is situated at the Parque Calderon, inverse the New Cathedral. Planning for the congregation began in 1557 and development started ten years after the fact, utilizing stones for the establishment and dividers from the remains of Tomebamba.

During the provincial time frame the congregation was the principle focus of love for the "Area of the Spaniards" it was held for the general population from Spain, while indigenous individuals needed to remain outside or adore somewhere else. The organ was included 1739, and the check was set in the pinnacle in 1751. In 1787 the ward was set up in Cuenca, and the congregation turned into a house of God.

In 1880 development for the New Cathedral was started. With the sanctification of the New Cathedral, the Old Cathedral stopped to be utilized for consistent administrations. After a noteworthy redesign that began in 1999 the Old Cathedral serves today as the "Historical center for Religious Art" and a scene for shows and social occasions. Among others it shows designs by Miguel Velez and Gaspar Sangurima and depictions by Daniel Alvorado and Nicholas Vi.