Old Cathedral of Managua, Nicaragua

Picture of Old Cathedral of Managua
Old Cathedral of Managua is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located on the east side of the Republic square in Managua, capital city of Nicaragua. The cathedral was built in Neoclassical style between 1931 and 1938 over the ruins of Santiago church which collapsed in 1871. Old Cathedral was severely damaged in the 1972 earthquake, while restoration was considered impossible because the site of the cathedral turned out very unstable. Instead it was decided to build a new cathedral on a new location. Old Cathedral was proclaimed unsafe to enter and condemned in 1973.

Catholic Church expressed a wish to restore the Old Cathedral in recent years and president of Mexico, Vicente Fox offered aid in restoration. At the moment of writing Old Cathedral still awaits its restoration.

Christian Churches


Categories