Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
cathedral in Mexico City
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Summary
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of catholic cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,537 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cuauhtémoc[4]
- Country: Mexico[5]
- Instance of: tourist destination[6]
- Architect: Claudio de Arciniega[7], Juan Gómez de Trasmonte[8], José Eduardo de Herrera[9], José Damián Ortiz de Castro[10], Manuel Tolsá[11]
- Owned by: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico (city)[12]
- Named after: Assumption of Mary[13]
- Architectural style: baroque architecture[14]
- Made from material: chiluca[15], cantera[16], tezontle[17]
- Location: Historic downtown of Mexico City[18]
- Postal code: 06000[19]
- Commons category: Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City[20]
- Inception: 1570[21]
- Located on street: Plaza de la Constitución[22]
- Diocese: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico (city)[23]
- Dedicated to: Assumption of Mary[24]
- Official website: https://catedralmetropolitana.mx[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City[26]
- Commons gallery: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral[27]
- Email address: mailto:info@catedralmetropolitana.mx[28]
- Described by source: Meyer’s Universum, Achter Band[29]
- Category for people buried here: Q65611622[30]
- Length: 128 m[31]
- Height: 67 m[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[33]
Why It Matters
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]