Old Cathedral (El Sagrario)
Catedral Vieja / El Sagrario
Catedral Vieja / El Sagrario, a colonial-era cathedral begun in 1567, now a religious art museum and concert venue; in 1739 a French geodesic expedition used its bell tower as a survey point.
Catedral Vieja / El Sagrario was built using some of Cuenca's earliest Inca stone blocks. Its plain white walls and wooden interior display colonial religious sculptures, murals and a German pipe organ. In the 18th century, the French geodesic expedition measured the equatorial meridian here, and information panels on site explain this. Entry costs about 3 US dollars. Chamber music and choral concerts are often held here, so check the programme for the week.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–17:30; shorter hours on Sundays
Nearby sights
- Parque Calderón
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (New Cathedral)
- Plaza de las Flores
- Plaza & Church of San Francisco
- Museo de las Conceptas
- Church of Santo Domingo
- Mercado 10 de Agosto
- Museo Remigio Crespo Toral