Photos By Location| Antigua: Church Ruins |
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Cathedral Ruins — A massive earthquake in 1773 devastated Antigua, destroying virtually all of the buildings, and forcing the country to move its capital to what is now Guatemala City. Although many of the building facades have been preserved, as seen here, the buildings themselves were ransacked for new building material long before then. |
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Cathedral Ruins — Carvings inside a ruined cathedral. It's amazing that these were preserved in such great detail, despite the destruction of the rest of the structure. |
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Cathedral Ruins — Closeup of column carvings inside a collapsed cathedral. (Apologies for the alliteration.) |
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Cathedral Ruins — Funds for preservation are hard to come by; parts of the buildings continue to deteriorate and collapse over time. |
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Church Ruins — Facade of a church destroyed by the earthquake of 1773. |
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Church Ruin — Inside the ruins of an old church. |
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Cathedral Ruins — Looking up through what used to be a beautiful dome atop an old cathedral. |
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