Mérida Cathedral
Encyclopedia
The Mérida Cathedral in Mérida, Yucatán
, Mexico, is one of the oldest cathedral
s in the Americas.
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Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...
, Mexico, is one of the oldest cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
s in the Americas.
History
The cathedral was built on the site of MayanMaya civilization
The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...
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