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March llth of that year t,he plan.s of construction and reformation
were cll!rried out 1by Juan Mll!nUel 1de Veramondi, who was callad
from Plata or Ohuq.uisaca for that purpose. The building lamed
94 years (fl'om 1560 to 1656), although its con<Secration wa·s made
14 years afterwartla, in 1668, by Bish01p Izaiguirre.
It occupies an area <0f 92 .~eters long by 30 meters wi,de, and
i11 20 meters high. The ·construction work and the notQble wood
ornamen1fatio re finished by the Prebendary Diego Arias de
la Cerca, Who did much work in the restoration of deooratione,
There are e entr.ances, and also th1·ee elegant naves su.p–
ported 1by artistic pillara an·d arcbes. A•bout one-third of the space
ot' tlie principal interior is occupied by the choir, the front deco•
rations of which form an altar of fine decol'ations of :iimages.
There are ten latera.] annexes 1dedicated to various images, with
high en.trances highly decorated in gold. One of these, the second
to the right of the entrance, is the "Señ r de los Temlblores ", in
sculpture, venerate y the nativ s¡ ~11d !! id h.a,v, b-een donated
by Carlos V to the ! 1 i 1 c;ity. 'Il:hé pro e sfon f 1ílíis. effigy on
the day of :Lunes S i · he c asio oj; jrqipre¡rsi e c1:1remonies
in the religious life of Cu o. .A!b!i>ll!1l ll07@do ·~f the inbabitant1:1
congregll!te in tibe P z 'ti · ake supplicat·ip.n.s to Christ.
The Cathedral , i f)qlic-a Acade:my o t aind M'llseum,
containing collec ions of art, airticles in gol.a., silver and
precious stones.
he High Altar, sorne frorm the central nave is of in–
silver, hi.ghly ornam e s·i·des are ornamen:ted in gold.
he Sacristy, n~xt to the Altar, corutains various remarkable
cbGSts or boxes and cedar doors of aueient design and tracings.
On the main wall and in a comer will be found a painting
entitled "El Cristo de Van Beck" (without any parti.cular rea'Son,
altltO'llgh the work is of merit). The Flemish ton:e is manifest in
this work. It is part:icularly guarded for the reason that about
four year.s ago rthe canvas wa., cut from its fram:e by a saicrilegiou."
person1 but la.ter found in one of the annexes of the Temple. On
the higher :pa.r,ts of the walls are 11een the portr.aits of all the
Bishops, with their respective descriptions. Here is also kept tha
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