Colonial Heritage

Unfinished Cathedral

October 18

Changing broken part::San Luis Potosi, Mexico::
Changing broken part
Templo De Tlaxcala::Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico::
Templo De Tlaxcala
Church of San Matías #1::Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico::
Church of San Matías #1
Sacristy::Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico::
Sacristy
Church of San Matías #2::Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico::
Church of San Matías #2

After changing the broken part, we decided to go to Pinos, Zacatecas. It was our test drive to the town that reminds of the mining past of the colonial era. The most interesting sights here are the old convent of San Francisco and the Church of San Matías. The construction of the latter began at the end of the 17th century and was never completed. The ambitions of the local wealthy people of that time were high, but with the end of the mining prosperity, the funding for the cathedral ran out. An unfinished nave stands here to this day. The church has interesting architectural details such as a baroque reddish stone façade with sculptures of fantastic figures and animals.

Never Completed Cathedral #1::Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico::
Never Completed Cathedral #1
Never Completed Cathedral #2::Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico::
Never Completed Cathedral #2
Arches of the Cathedral's Nave::Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico::
Arches of the Cathedral's Nave
Church Side Door::Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico::
Church Side Door
Gold Laminated Altarpiece::Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico::
Gold Laminated Altarpiece
Holy Water Font::Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico::
Holy Water Font
Sideroad::Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico::
Sideroad

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