For the photo of the week, this is a picture from La Catedral (The Cathedral) which used to be a prison built by Pablo Escobar, and is now a monastery. Most notably, there is a complete list of all the We have looked at a total of 33 beautiful churches in the Medellín metro area and the Aburrá Valley in a series on this website. So, French architect Carlos Carré developed a new design.Carré continued his work until June 1894, leaving much of the central arches and the plans with sufficient guidelines to the builders to use to finish the building. There was additional construction work in the church later to add the altar, pulpit and other ornamental works plus make other changes to the church.Altarpiece of the Tabernacle and of the Heart of Jesus, located on the east side of the churchThe interior of Catedral Basílica Metropolitana is brick with many columns. And each confessional consists of a center portion for the priest and two sides for the penitents.In addition, the church has a small religious museum consisting of four rooms, which is located in a room next to the basilica.

Also, the previous design was discredited. Would be awesome if you could post the address or directions, or how you got there.

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Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción de María (Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín) is the main church of the Archdiocese of Medellín and is the largest church in the city.Furthermore, it’s considered the most important church in the city, as it’s the seat of the Archbishop of Medellín. It is located way up in the hills of Envigado.It’s cool you made it to La Catedral, as I didn’t track it down. "La Catedral" prison ("Hotel Escobar") (Google Maps). The total original cost was $25,608.In the church, there is a total of 76 stained-glass windows. This neo-Romanesque style church is located in El Centro, directly north of Parque Bolívar.Catedral Basílica Metropolitana is impressive to see. Do you want to stay up to date of all the news about Medellín?Turn on push notifications and don't miss anything! But we have also been looking at notable and beautiful churches in other neighborhoods in the Medellín metropolitan area.Seems like, in my experience, that most of the travel guidebooks in English about Colombia are missing many of the best places in the cities and pueblos in Colombia.Consequently, we have covered the beautiful churches in the Medellín metro area in a comprehensive series on this website. I know at least one hotel offers Pablo Escobar themed tours, but I tried to find the main spots (grave, where he was killed) on my own.Thanks Philipp. Family, BASE, Music, Boys that play music, and Alcohol. Thanks again Jeff.Thanks for another great article with great photos of this church.

I’m not really in to churches, but history is always interesting. From there it was shipped to Medellín on the Antioquia railroad. He has traveled to over 40 countries and hasn’t found a place he prefers living in more than Medellín.Another fantastic article. In addition, it closes in the afternoon. The park occupies two city blocks.Parque Bolívar is named in honor of the liberator Simón Bolívar. Also, open-air concerts are held in this park the first three Sundays of each month at 11:15 am. Archbishop Manuel José Caycedo arrived in 1906 and was linked to completing construction of Catedral Basílica Metropolitana.Finally, the principal construction of the church was completed in 1917.

In addition, the church is considered a tourist attraction in the city.This Roman Catholic church is reportedly the largest brick cathedral in the world. This sounds silly in retrospect, but I never thought to ask a taxi driver to take me there. Post by Holly.

This is to be expected of a large brick building this old. In addition, there is a crafts fair on the first Saturday of each month in the park.Altarpiece located on the west side of Catedral Basílica MetropolitanaSanta Maria de la Paz (Santa Maria of the peace) in Catedral Basílica MetropolitanaThe church is located about an 8 to 10-minute walk from Also, all the taxi drivers in the city will know where Catedral Basílica Metropolitana is located.This church is normally open in the mornings, as masses are held hourly in the morning.