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Proud Bogotá symbol and landmark, the peak of Monserrate - with its white church at the top, 3,150 meters.
At the top, there are beautiful views of the capital spread over 1,700 km2.
The Santa Clara Museum occupies the space of the former temple of the Royal Convent of Santa Clara, built in 1647. It is located in the Historic Center of Bogotá, in race 8 No. 8-91.
It has a wide collection of paintings and sculptures from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
The building is considered one of the most representative samples of Baroque architecture and decoration of the 17th and 18th centuries in Bogotá. This museum is an entity of the Ministry of Culture.
The museum, housed in one of the temples that belonged to the female religious communities of the colonial period, not only has a large colonial collection that features works by Gregorio Vásquez de Arce and Ceballos, Gaspar and Baltazar de Figueroa and Agustín García Zorro de Useche among others, it also has samples of mural paintings scattered in the choirs, the presbytery, the toral arch and the sacristy, with zoomorphic, phytomorphic motifs and some representations of saints and angels. Likewise, the museum has hosted several exhibitions of contemporary art, with which it seeks to build relationships between artistic expression and current problems, and the ornament and culture typical of the colonial period.
The wishing well.
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Monserrate is a hill that dominates the city center of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. It rises to 3,152 metres (10,341 ft) above the sea level, where there is a church (built in the 17th century) with a shrine, devoted to El Señor Caído ("The Fallen Lord").
The Museo de la Independencia - Casa del Florero has a funny story. The white townhouse with dark green doors, windows and balconies.
Shortly after Napoleon dominated Spain in 1810, Creole Antonio Morales reportedly went to this house in the late 16th century and demanded an ornamental vase from its Spanish owner, which sparked a fight in the street, resulting in rebellion. In the halls you can see the broken vase. The case is known as 'the broken vase that the whole world has known'.
Dome.
Plaza de Bolivar.
This little Baroque cathedral has more to show than the next big sister, the Cathedral Primada, including six large paintings by Gregorio Vásquez.
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The temple was built between 1660 and 1700, although part of the Bogota Cathedral (Primada de Colombia) is a totally independent building, it has a Latin cross plan, a single longitudinal nave, in turn crossed by the transept or nave. cross that forms the arms of the cross. The facade is neogranadino baroque style and inside houses an important collection of works by the painter Gregorio Vásquez de Arce and Ceballos, which revolve around themes of the Old and New Testament. In the season of Holy Week, the chapel is one of the most visited temples of Bogota by pilgrims.
Because of its historical significance, architectural and cultural value, the chapel was declared a National Monument by decree 1,584 of August 11, 1975.
Pulpit Stand:
The pulpit was attached to the right side of the main arch, on the side of the epistle and was crowned by a tornavoz topped with the image of San Buenaventura. It has elements from the 17th century such as the inlay work that can be seen on one of its faces and has attached the figures of three evangelists: Saint Luke, Saint Mark and Saint Matthew, molded in plaster and decorated with fine works of gilding and sgraffito made in the eighteenth century. A wooden ladder decorated with tempera paint gave access to the rostrum.
The BD Bacatá is an architectural complex that is being built in Bogotá. The project is located in the city center at the intersection of Carrera 5 and Calle 19. It has been projected to have five uses: housing, offices, hotel, shopping center and parking (private and public). It will be composed of two towers, the highest will have 67 floors and 216 meters high in which 319 luxury rooms and 63 long-stay rooms will be located, the second will have 56 floors and 167 meters high where 117 offices will be located and 405 apartments.
Architects from Spain and Colombia have participated in its design. The Hotusa Group will be in charge of managing the hotel, hand in hand with the Eurostars Hotels hotel chain.
The BD Bacatá is the first skyscraper in the world financed by individuals through the purchase of shares and fiduciary rights that Colombian law allows.
No sul da praça fica esse prédio neoclássico que abriga o Congresso. A construção foi iniciada em 1847, mas, devido a levantes políticos, só foi concluída em 1926. Sua fachada de frente para a praça foi projetada pelo arquiteto inglês Thomas Reed.
Detalle de la columnata en la fachada principal.
Para visitar, agende: caso contrário, é possível andar pelo pátio de pedras.
Catedral Primada is where the first mass may have been celebrated after the founding of Bogota in 1538.
On the west side of the square, this French-style building is now the town hall (mayor's office). The building was built between 1902 and 1905.
About 250 meters below and west of Monserrate station, this beautiful historical-domestic museum runs in a garden at the foot of Cerro de Monserrate.
The mansion was built in 1800 and donated to Simón Bolívar in 1820 in thanks for his liberating services.
Bolivar spent 423 days there in nine years.
The rooms are filled with pieces from the period, including the sword of Bolivar.
* There is not much about your last days in a madhouse.
To the south of the square is this neoclassical building that houses the Congress. Construction began in 1847, but due to political upheavals, it was only completed in 1926. Its facade facing the square was designed by the English architect Thomas Reed.
Detail of the column on the main facade.
To visit, make an appointment: otherwise, it is possible to walk through the stone patio.
To the south of the square is this neoclassical building that houses the Congress. Construction began in 1847, but due to political upheavals, it was only completed in 1926. Its facade facing the square was designed by the English architect Thomas Reed.
To visit, make an appointment: otherwise, it is possible to walk through the stone patio.
The Church of San Agustín is a Colombian temple of Catholic worship dedicated to San Agustín de Hipona, it is located at the corner of Carrera 7 with Calle 7, just at the back of the Casa de Nariño (presidential palace), in the middle of the sector History of the city of Bogotá and belongs to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the archdiocese of Bogotá.
The temple towards part of the old convent of the Order of San Agustín, consists of a three-nave basilica plan, was built between 1642 to 1668, under the parameters of colonial constructions. In February 1862, the church was the center of the Battle of San Agustín, among troops of the then President of the Republic, Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, and others of General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, who tried to overthrow him from power. The temple houses important works of religious art of colonial origin.
Because of its historical significance, architectural and cultural value, the temple was declared a National Monument through decree 1,584 of August 11, 1975.
Capitolio Nacional (or National Capitol) is a building on Bolivar Square in central Bogotá, the construction of which began in 1876, by order of president Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera. The building was finished in 1926. It houses both houses of the Congress of Colombia. It was designed by Thomas Reed.
Liévano Building:
On the west side of the square, this French-style building is now home to the alcaldía (mayor's office).
The building was built between 1902 and 1905.
On the west side of the square, this French-style building is now the town hall (mayor's office). The building was built between 1902 and 1905.
The BD Bacatá is an architectural complex that is being built in Bogotá. The project is located in the center of the city at the intersection of Carrera 5 and Calle 19.
It has been projected to have five uses: housing, offices, hotel, shopping center and parking (private and public). It will be composed of two towers, the highest will have 67 floors and 216 meters high in which 319 luxury rooms and 63 long-stay rooms will be located, the second will have 56 floors and 167 meters high where 117 offices will be located and 405 apartments.
Architects from Spain and Colombia have intervened in its design. The Hotusa Group will be in charge of managing the hotel, hand in hand with the Eurostars Hotels hotel chain.
The BD Bacatá is the first skyscraper in the world financed by individuals through the purchase of shares and fiduciary rights that Colombian law allows.
Proud symbol of Bogota and landmark, the peak of Monserrate - with its white church at the top, 3,150 meters above sea level.
At the top, there are beautiful views of the capital spread over 1,700 km2.
Church Museum of Santa Clara.
One of the most richly decorated churches in Bogota and also its oldest (along with Iglesia de San Francisco), is currently administered by the government as a museum. Considering the churches of the same time that can be visited for free, many visitors give up on this one, but it is charming.
Built between 1629 and 1674, the single nave has an arched vault covered with golden floral prints on walls covered with 148 paintings and sculptures of saints.
Monserrate Sanctuary is a Catholic shrine in Bogotá, Colombia. The sanctuary was built between 1650 and 1657 and is 3,152 metres (10,341 ft) above sea level.
Church-Museum of Santa Clara.
One of the most richly decorated churches in Bogota and also its oldest (along with Iglesia de San Francisco), is currently administered by the government as a museum. Considering the churches of the same time that can be visited for free, many visitors give up on this one, but it is charming.
Built between 1629 and 1674, the single nave has an arched vault covered with golden floral prints on walls covered with 148 paintings and sculptures of saints.
It exposes the process of emerald extraction and an extensive collection of exceptional parts.
23rd floor.
In the background, the Bacatá BD is an architectural complex that is being built in Bogotá. The project is located in the city center at the intersection of Carrera 5 and Calle 19. It has been projected to have five uses: housing, offices, hotel, shopping center and parking (private and public). It will be composed of two towers, the highest one will have 67 floors and 216 meters high in which 319 luxury rooms and 63 long-stay rooms will be located, the second will have 56 floors and 167 meters high where 117 offices will be located and 405 apartments In its design, architects from Spain and Colombia have participated. The Hotusa Group will be in charge of managing the hotel, in the hands of the Eurostars Hotels hotel chain. BD Bacatá is the first skyscraper in the world financed by natural persons through the purchase of shares and fiduciary rights that Colombian law allows.
The National Capitol of Colombia (in Spanish: Capitolio Nacional de Colombia) is the seat of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia, the highest Colombian legislative body. It is located south of Plaza de Bolívar, in the historic center of Bogota.
The capitol was originally designed by Thomas Reed at the request of President Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, and was built between 1848 and 1926, several architects were in charge of the work. It is one of the most representative constructions of the architecture of Colombia and the neoclassical in the city. The work was declared National Monument by decree 1584 on August 11, 1975.
Statue of Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera in the north courtyard of the Capitol.
El jaguar.
Pectoral Tolima culture.
The Museum of Gold (Spanish: El Museo del Oro) is a museum located in Bogotá, Colombia. It is one of the most visited touristic highlights in the country. The museum receives around 500,000 tourists per year.
The museum displays a selection of pre-Columbian gold and other metal alloys, such as Tumbaga, –contains the largest collection of gold in the world– in its exhibition rooms on the second and third floors. Together with pottery, stone, shell, wood and textile archaeological objects, these items, made of what to indigenous cultures was a sacred metal, testify to the life and thought of different societies which inhabited what is now known as Colombia before the conquest of the Spanish.
The entire structure of the Capitol is made of quarry stone. The building has three floors, a basement and four interior patios that commemorate Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Rafael Núñez and Álvaro Gómez Hurtado. Additionally, it has 3 important rooms (Elliptical Room, Boyacá Room and Senate Room).
Detail of the colonnade on the main façade.
The main façade is located on the south side of the Plaza de Bolívar and is made up of two symmetrical lateral bodies and a transparent central body as a portico, composed of a colonnade of six rows of three Ionic-style columns that have two openings in each of its ends, one on top of the other and framed by two protruding buttresses supported by two attached pilasters. The building is horizontally crowned with an entablature that ends in a cornice with four taps and a balustrade in which vases and palmets are interspersed. The drainage system at the height of the cornice is adorned with gargoyles with animal heads.
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La Candelaria es tradicionalmente la localidad más reconocida de la ciudad pues de ella hace parte todo el centro histórico de Bogotá, desde el sitio original de la fundación de la ciudad (según los historiadores la fecha es el 6 de agosto de 1538) hasta el establecimiento de la primera iglesia y la Plaza Mayor, plaza que actualmente se conoce como la Plaza de Bolívar y en la que está ubicada, en su costado oriental, la Catedral Primada de Colombia, nombre que adquirió aquella primera iglesia construída en plena fundación de la ciudad.
Fuente: encolombia.about.com/od/historia/a/La-Candelaria-El-Centr...
A fine restaurant.
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With avant-garde architecture and a cheerful and sophisticated interior design, El Techo Mexicano has been a benchmark of Mexican cuisine and festivity in northern Bogotá since 2007.
Located on the fifth floor of the CC El Retiro in the heart of the Rosa de Bogotá area, El Techo Mexicano has two spectacular spaces to alternate between a pleasant gastronomic experience in a spacious dining room with a beautiful view of the north of the city and a lounge where the Sound quality and music chosen by our DJ are the main ingredient of an unforgettable experience.
Menu includes delicious dishes from different areas of Mexico and you have the satisfaction of having developed the most delicious corn tortillas made in our tortilla machine imported directly from Guadalajara, Jalisco.