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Catedral
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.
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Iglesia de la Candelaria
Seven blocks east of Plaza Bolívar amidst an area steeped in Spanish flavor, the church Iglesia de la Candelaria has richly gilded monumental retables covering the chancel's walls. The central retable dates from about 1760, while the lateral ones are modern replicas.
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Iglesia de San Francisco
Just south of the Capitolio Nacional, the Church of San Francisco was built in the 1570s, but was remodeled on several occasions during the 17th and 18th centuries. Guzmán Blanco, unable to resist his passion for modernizing, placed a neoclassical facade on the church to match the just-completed capitol building. Fortunately, the interior of the church didn't undergo such an extensive alteration, so its colonial character and much of its old decoration have been preserved.
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Iglesia del Dulce Nombre de Jesús
Founded in 1621, the independent colonial town of Petare has long since been swallowed by the metropolis but it still preserves some of its historic character. The square is occupied by the mid-18th-century Iglesia del Dulce Nombre de Jesús.
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Iglesia Santa Capilla
This neo-Gothic church, the Iglesia Santa Capilla, is modeled on the Sainte Chapelle of Paris. It was ordered by General Antonio Guzmán Blanco in 1883 and built on the site of the first mass celebrated after the foundation of the town.
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Plaza Bolívar Parish Church
The Plaza Bolívar Parish Church is worth a look as it has a particularly well-preserved exterior, though its interior was radically (and rather controversially) modernized.
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