Cathedral & ex-monastery San Felipe Neri

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The city ‘s Cathedral & adjacent ex-monastery, formerly the San Felipe Neri Oratory, is located at the corner of Madero & Ocampo. Unlike most cathedrals in the world, Queretaro’s cathedral is not located in the main square.

The old monastery, more commonly referred to as the Conín Palace, now houses the Ministry of Urban Development and Public Works. Conin was an Otomi leader who converted to Roman Catholicism between the years 1522 & 1526, changed his name to Fernando de Tapia, & founded the city of Santiago de Querétaro on July 25,1531. There’s a huge statue of Conin at the south entrance of the city on Federal highway 57 to Mexico city.

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Photos

The church façade,
an eclectic mix of Baroque & Neoclassical, is one of Queretaro’s most ornate & one of the latest baroque works in the city.

The Church & adjacent ex-monastery of San Felipe Neri was built between 1786 and 1805.

In swapped RGB channels
This photo-editing tool was used extensively in this album.

This is one of the largest churches in the city

Pope Benedict XV promoted the San Felipe Neri church to a Cathedral in 1921.

Domes
viewed from the back.

Church interior
is austere & completely Neoclassical.

The former monastery
now houses the Ministry of Urban Development and Public Works.

Comments

[David Haun]

Excellent!
Great composition, while the line and colors add an extra dimension. Very pleasing to the senses.

[ferby]

Nicely done, Rainy.
I think it was a brilliant idea to explain near the beginning that you made considerable use of the techniques available to you in your program. Overall I think you've done a great job with the channel swapping. Now I'm looking forward to seeing your future blogs. Cheers! -- Ferby

[Ben H]

Beautiful cathedral
The details are very nice, especially the façade.