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Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Church, Santo Domingo
Visit the Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Church, near the ruins of the first hospital from the New World.
Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Church
© Richie DiesterheftDedicated to the celebration of the Coronation of the Virgin of Altagracia in 1922, the current Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Church has an eclectic structure with Neoclassical details. It was built over the previous chapel that belonged to the San Nicolás de Bari Hospital and which dated back to the same date as the church.
Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia
© Richie DiesterheftIt was the first building with a barrel vault in reinforced concrete from Santo Domingo. Its facade is white and displays a Renaissance style, but it is also adorned with some details in Elizabethan Gothic. The wall facing the ruins of the hospital has a painting of the Virgin praying and watching over baby Jesus and wearing a crown of twelve stars, each of them for one of the twelve apostles.
In its interior, the decoration is characterized by the Byzantine influences of Arab and Spanish art. The church can be visited during Mass time.
In the same block, you can visit the Amber World Museum and the Ruins of the San Francisco Monastery.
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Location:
At the corner between Hostos and Mercedes streets. Colonial City. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Santo Domingo
What to see:
- Essential places to visit in Colonial City:
- Zona Colonial
- Cathedral of Santo Domingo
- Parque Colón
- Palacio Consistorial
- Fortaleza Ozama Fortress
- Plaza España Square
- Alcázar de Colón
- Museum of the Royal Houses
- Dominicos Convent
- Ruins of San Nicolás de Bari Hospital
- ChuChu Colonial
- Colonial Houses
- Sun Clock
- Places to visit in Colonial City (See for superior stays to 3 days):
- National Pantheon
- Casa de Bastidas
- Casa de Hernán Cortés
- Casa de los Dávila
- Borgellá Palace
- Casa del Cordón House
- Casa de la Moneda House
- Church of Santa Clara Convent
- Imperial Convent of Santo Domingo
- Iglesia Las Mercedes Church
- Church of the Regina Angelorum Convent
- Tostado House Museum
- Duarte House Museum,
- Fuerte San José Fortress
- Fuerte San Gil Fortress
- Padre Billini Square
- Puerta San Diego Gate
- Puerta del Conde Gate
- Puerta de la Misericordia Gate
- Other places in Colonial City:
- Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Church
- Ruins of the San Francisco Church and Monastery
- Iglesia de Santa Bárbara Church
- Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Carmen Church
- Los Remedios Chapel
- Casa de Teatro
- Museo Infantil Trampolín Museum
- Amber World Museum
- Fuerte Concepción Fort
- Parque Duarte Park
- Essential places to visit in Santo Domingo:
- Columbus Lighthouse
- Los Tres Ojos
- Parque Mirador Sur
- National Aquarium
- Botanic Garden
- Malecón
- Fray Antonio de Montesinos Monument
- Homeland Altar
- Places to visit in Santo Domingo (See for superior stays to 3 days):
- Palacio de Bellas Artes
- Obelisk
- Obelisco Hembra
- Boca Chica Beach
- Guayacanes Beach
- Museum of the Dominican Man
- Museo de Arte Moderno
- National Zoo Park
- Other places in Santo Domingo:
- Chinatown
- Church and Hospital of San Lázaro
- Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
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