Sagrario Metropolitano

church, Mexico City, Mexico

Also known as: Metropolitan Sacristy

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The Sagrario Metropolitano is a small church in Mexico City, Mexico, built adjacent to the Metropolitan Cathedral. It is a prime example of Mexican Churrigueresque, an elaborate ultra-Baroque style. Designed by Lorenzo Rodríguez, its facades are richly decorated, exceeding even the style's Andalusian origins in their complexity. The church's construction took place between approximately 1749 and 1769. The Metropolitan Cathedral itself, begun in the 16th century, showcases a blend of Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical styles, with its Sagrarium representing the peak of 18th-century Mexican Baroque.12

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Lorenzo Rodríguez
His Sagrario Metropolitano (c. 1749–69), a small church adjoining the cathedral in Mexico City, is a principal Churrigueresque monument in the New World. Its facades are lavishly ornamented in the tradition of Rodríguez’ native Andalusia but surpass even that style in their richness and complexity of…
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His Sagrario Metropolitano (c. 1749–69), a small church adjoining the cathedral in Mexico City, is a principal Churrigueresque monument in the New World. Its facades are lavishly ornamented in the tradition of Rodríguez’ native Andalusia but surpass even that style in their richness and complexity of…
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