Catedral

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  • Address
    cnr Av Este & Av Norte, The Center
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  • Phone
    862 4963

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Lonely Planet review

Set on the eastern side of Plaza Bolívar, Caracas' cathedral started life in the mid-16th century as a mere mud-walled chapel. Built between 1665 and 1713, the present incarnation is packed with dazzling gilded altars and elaborate side chapels. The wide five-nave interior, supported on 32 columns, was largely remodeled in the late 19th century.

The Bolívar family chapel is in the middle of the right-hand aisle and can be easily recognized by a modern sculpture of El Libertador mourning his parents and Spanish bride. Bolívar was baptized, though the baptismal font now stands in the Casa Natal de Bolívar.