Colonial Quito
The church silhouettes.
The quiet streets of the colonial times.
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The house and museum of city founder Sebastian de Benalcazar. |
Different views on San Francisco Square:
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The San Francisco Church of 1535 is the first massive religious building on the continent. |
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Church Santo Domingo and the monument to Grand Marshal Antonio Jose de Sucre. |
Independence Square and the Presidential Palace.
Here you can feel the pulse of the past.
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La Compania Chapel was erected by Jesuits in 1605. This is the most beautiful church in Ecuador with a freaky fasade carven our of the volcano stone. The church decoration required about 7 tonn of gold. |
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Tomb of Grand Marshal Sucre in the Cathedral. |
Mass-meeting on Independence Square in front of the Presidential Palace.