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"The government palace, or Palacio de Gobierno, is located on the east side of the Plaza de Armas. This building dates from the second half of the 18th century, and was built to replace an adobe structure which had been in use since 1643. The baroque facade was completed in 1774, and the building was completed in 1790.
The Government Palace was first occupied by the governors of New Galicia during the colonial period and later served as a residence for Miguel Hidalgo, who, in 1810, passed a law abolishing slavery in Mexico from this very palace.
From February 14 to March 20, 1858, the building was the official seat of the Mexican federal government, when President Benito Juarez and his cabinet resided in Guadalajara during the Reform War.
State government offices now occupy the building."
with the cathedral in the background:
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"Guadalajara's Catedral Metropolitana is located at #10 Avenida Alcalde between Avenida Hidalgo and Avenida Morelos, directly north of the Plaza de Armas.
Construction of this cathedral was ordered by Philip of Spain and began in 1568 when Bishop Pedro de Ayala laid the first stone. The cathedral wasn't dedicated until 1618, however. The original towers were square; these were damaged by an earthquake in 1818, and later demolished. The current Neo-Gothic towers date from 1848 and are covered with yellow tiles from Sayula, a town located about 60 miles south of Guadalajara.
The cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. The interior has 9 altars and three chapels. The cathedral's Baroque decorations were removed between 1810 and 1820 and replaced with Neoclassical decoration which was preferred at the time. The current altarpieces date roughly from 1820 to 1835. A late 19th-century French organ, one of the largest in Mexico, is located in a loft above the main entrance."
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You did a great job of organizing the scene. You've centered the main column, but the slight variance of angle for the left and right hallways combine with the framed placement of the cathedral spires under the left arch to create a combined centered/non-centered balance that works well.
Congrats on the top ten finish with this image. It's truly a gorgeous representation of this landmark. I should've guessed that this was architecture from Latin America :)
I was under the impression that the altars in the background were part of this building, at least it seems that way!
Exquisite location. I'm curious to find out where this image was taken. I am from Ecuador and a lot of the architecture in the country's capital (Quito) is similar to this, especially with the garden in the middle of the building so I'm immediately drawn to the beauty of it.
You've managed to really make every corner of this building shine and no areas were overblown with highlights or viceversa so really nice job on this.
cool old building. like the perspective and processing. The fall off in the lines to the right is just a bit too pronounced, but still a really nice image.
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