Cathedral of Córdoba, Argentina
The Cathedral of Córdoba is the colonial cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba, Argentina, and the oldest church in continuous service in Argentina.
Cathedral of Córdoba
Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (the Córdoba Cathedral).
Santa Catalina Passage.
Litograph of the Cathedral of Córdoba in 1858 by Juan León Pallière.
The Church of the Gesù is the mother church of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), a Catholic religious order. Officially named Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù, its façade is "the first truly baroque façade", introducing the baroque style into architecture. The church served as a model for innumerable Jesuit churches all over the world, especially in the central Europe and then in the Portuguese colonies. Its paintings in the nave, crossing, and side chapels became models for Jesuit churches throughout Italy and Europe, as well as those of other orders. The Church of the Gesù is located in the Piazza del Gesù in Rome.
Giacomo della Porta's façade, precursor of Baroque
Dome
Main nave and altar
Detail of ceiling showing the trompe l'oeil effect