List of buildings in Bogotá

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This is a list of important buildings in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia.

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Colonial buildings[edit]

Name Image Built Architectural style Architect(s) Belonged to the religious order Source Location
Church of San Francisco 1557-1566 Neoclassical Franciscans [1]
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Locationin the Veracruz neighborhood, on Avenida Jiménez with Carrera Séptima
Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé 1604-1622 Plateresque Archbishop Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero Jesuits [2]
General information
LocationPlaza de Bolívar, La Candelaria
Santa Clara Church Museum 1629-1647 Romanesque, Baroque Matías de Santiago Poor Clares [3]
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LocationCarrera 8 No. 8-91, Centro Histórico
Colonial Art Museum of Bogotá early 17th century Neoclassical Juan Bautista Coluccini [4]
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LocationCra. 6 ##9-77
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria 1686-1703 Neoclassical Diego Sánchez de Montemayor [5]
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LocationCalle 11 with Carrera 4, in La Candelaria
Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá 1807-1823 (fourth cathedral) Neoclassical Friar Domingo de Petrés [6]
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LocationPlaza de Bolívar

Post-Colonial buildings[edit]

Name Image Built Architectural style Architect(s) Source Location
Capitolio Nacional (it houses of the Congress of Colombia) 1848-1926 Neoclassical Danish Thomas Reed [7]
Map
General information
Locationin the southwest corner of Bogotá's Plaza de Bolívar
Coordinates4°35′51″N 74°04′35″W / 4.59750°N 74.07639°W / 4.59750; -74.07639 (Capitolio Nacional)
Palacio Liévano (now it is the City Hall of Bogotá) 1843-1907 Neoclassical French Gaston Lelarge [8]
Map
General information
Locationon the western side of the Plaza de Bolívar
Coordinates4°35′54″N 74°04′36″W / 4.59833°N 74.07667°W / 4.59833; -74.07667 (Palacio Liévano)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alberto Escovar W. (2007). Bogotá Centro Histórico. Ediciones Gamma S.A. p. 65. ISBN 978-9589308950.
  2. ^ "Home | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana". www.javeriana.edu.co (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  3. ^ "Adoración de santa Clara y santa Teresa al Niño Jesús obispo". Colonial Art Museum of Bogotá.
  4. ^ "Colonial Art Museum of Bogotá website".
  5. ^ Lorenzo Fonseca (1984). Arquitectura colombiana.
  6. ^ Archive of Bogotá - General Secretariat. "Historia de Bogotá. La azarosa fundación de Bogotá". Bogotá Mayor's Office.
  7. ^ Carmen María Jaramillo (2005). Arte, política y crítica: una aproximación a la consolidación del arte moderno en Colombia. Univ. Nacional de Colombia. p. 53. ISBN 978-958-97649-1-6.
  8. ^ Benjamin Villegas (1 January 2003). Bogota: From the Air. Villegas Asociados. pp. 193–. ISBN 978-958-8156-22-4.
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