Church of Santo Domingo
Description:
The Church of Santo Domingo is a church located in Oaxaca, Mexico. The church was built in the late sixteenth century and was part of a Dominican monastery. The best masters of that time took part in the construction of the church. Now it is a work of architecture, which has become one of the main tourist places. The thickness of the church walls, which withstood more than one earthquake, is striking.
At the end of the twentieth century, the church was restored. Now tourists can visit the monastery cells and get acquainted with the objects discovered by archaeologists during the excavation of the settlements of the Aztecs and Mishtecs. The facade is decorated with magnificent carvings, among which you can see the figure of the Spanish monk Santo Domingo de Guzman, the founder of the Dominican Order. The church interior is decorated with figures of saints, which belong to the XVI century. Attention is drawn to the ancient organ and altars, which are decorated with elegant golden ornaments.
The church surrounds a garden filled with numerous species of plants.