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Cathedral
Guadalajara's twin-towered cathedral is the city's main symbol and most conspicuous landmark. Begun in 1558 and consecrated in 1618, it's almost as old as the city. Up close you can see that the cathedral is a stylistic hodgepodge. The exterior decorations, some of which were completed long after the consecration, are Churrigueresque, baroque and neoclassical, among other styles.
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Plaza de Armas
The Plaza de Armas, on the south side of the cathedral, is a sweet place to rest and absorb the surrounding history. Frequent free concerts take place on the attractive art nouveau bandstand.
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Plaza de la Liberación
East of the cathedral, the Plaza de la Liberación was a 1980s urban planner's dream project and two whole blocks of colonial buildings were eviscerated for his concrete slab. But it does gush with fountains and overflow with herds of students, solitary suits on mobiles and love-drunk couples kissing in the sun.
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Plaza de los Mariachis
Tucked behind the Templo Santa Eduviges near the intersection of Av Juarez and Calz Insurgentes, just south of Mercado San Juan de Dios, is the birthplace of mariachi music. By day it's just a narrow walking street, flanked by charming old buildings and dotted with a few plastic tables and chairs and the odd uniformed mariachi man chatting on a cell phone. At night it can get lively, when patrons swill beer and listen to bands play requests for about around $100 per song.
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Plaza Guadalajara
Directly west of the cathedral, Plaza Guadalajara is shaded by dozens of laurel trees, has great cathedral views, a few fine cafés and fun people watching.
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Plaza Tapatía
The fabulously wide pedestrian Plaza Tapatía sprawls for more than 500m east from Teatro Degollado. Stroll the plaza on Sundays and you will flow in a sea of locals who shop at low-end crafts markets, snack (from both street vendors and cafés), watch street performers and rest on the short walls of gurgling fountains. The plaza dead-ends beautifully at the Instituto Cultural de Cabañas.
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Rotonda de los Jaliscenses Ilustres
Welcome to Jalisco's hall of fame. The plaza on the north side of the cathedral is ringed by 20 bronze sculptures of the state's favorite writers, architects, revolutionaries and a composer. Some of them are actually buried beneath the Rotonda de los Jaliscenses Ilustres, the round-pillared monument in the center. Before the macho city establishment added a woman to the mix, the rotunda was 'de los Hombres Ilustres.'
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