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Cathedral of Santo Domingo: Traveler Reviews

Calle El Cristo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Type: Religious Sites
Description: This impressive cathedral, one of the earliest built in the Americas, is known for its dramatic architecture.
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Apple Valley, California
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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Awesome architecture”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 25, 2012

The beautiful architecture was awesome and the sense of history and spiritualisim was complete in this Cathedral. Wonderful!!!

Visited October 2012
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Fort Mohave, Arizona
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 attraction reviews
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“Air-conditioned beautiful structure”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 14, 2012

From the outside, this cathedral is deceptively ordinary. Step inside and you are overwhelmed by the beauty of this historical building constructed in the time of Christopher Columbus. Well worth the trip to Santo Domingo all by itself.

Visited September 2012
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Chicago, Illinois
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Catherdral”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 27, 2012

loved this place.... You cant wear shorts so they gave me a skirt to put over my shorts. beautiful place

Visited July 2012
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57 helpful votes 57 helpful votes
“Impressive historic structure”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 17, 2012

It's impressive to observe how a structure complete on 1540 has withstood time.

Visited September 2011
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rosaritobeach
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27 reviews 27 reviews
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39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
“amazing church. on a great plaza.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 15, 2012

after seeing the cathedral, spend some time in the plaza. which connects to a ped street you can walk and shop. it was a great urban experience.

Visited July 2012
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