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Catedral, Quito, Pichincha district, Ecuador – Vintage Wall Art

Catedral, Quito, Pichincha district, Ecuador, [between 1930 and 1950] — historic photograph
Catedral, Quito, Pichincha district, Ecuador, [between 1930 and 1950]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Catedral, Quito, Pichincha district, Ecuador, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Catedral, Quito, Pichincha district, Ecuador

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The cathedral shown here stands in Quito, the highland capital of Ecuador in Pichincha province, facing the Plaza Grande at the heart of the colonial city. Construction began in the 1500s, and the building had been shaped by centuries of additions, repairs and earthquake damage by the time this picture was made. UNESCO recognized Quito's historic center as a World Heritage Site in 1978, and photographs from the 1930s and 1940s like this one document a city still organized around its churches and squares. The stone facade and open plaza show how the cathedral anchored civic life.

Created / published[between 1930 and 1950]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1930-1950.
NotesArchive of Hispanic Culture Collection (Library of Congress). No. 490.
SubjectsCathedrals--Ecuador--Quito--1930-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,035 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-162835

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