The 11 Most Beautiful Cathedrals In Mexico

Why not start with the cathedral that dominates Mexico City’s zocalo? The Catedral Metropolitana is an imposing, magisterial building that is Latin America’s largest cathedral and arguably one of the most architecturally interesting. Notable for its amalgamation of three distinct styles (Baroque, Neo-Classic, Neo-Renaissance), much of the building material was originally taken from the Templo Mayor ruins and Conquistador Hernán Cortés was said to have laid the first stone. Stepping inside, it has a spectacular golden altar known as Altar de los Reyes, constructed in the Churrigueresque style.