Iglesia y Convento de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza (Las Capuchinas) |
Las Capuchinas, another victim of the 1773 earthquake |
Iglesia de las Capuchinas, founded in 1736, Antigua Guatemala |
Iglesia de las Capuchinas has been only partially restored |
Iglesia de las Capuchinas, 2a Calle Ote, Antigua Guatemala |
Nuestra Señora Del Pilar De Zaragoza (Capuchinas) |
Entry to the Convento De Las Capuchinas |
Iglesia y Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
Iglesia y Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
Las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
Admission to Las Capuchinas, around US$5 (Q40) |
Map of the Church and Convent of the Capuchins, Antigua Guatemala |
Here you can see a plan of the circular dormitory of Las Capuchinas |
Model of the Catedral de Santiago at its peak on display at Las Capuchinas |
Model of the Plaza Mayor (Parque Central) of Antigua as the colonial capital, Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros |
Model of the Cathedral of Guatemala City on display at Las Capuchinas |
The part of the Capuchin cloister that has been restored is now partially a museum and partially city offices |
The Cloisters of the Capuchin Convent, Antigua Guatemala |
Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
Arcade of the cloisters of Las Capuchinas |
Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
Upper half of a statue of Mary at Las Capuchinas |
Another statue at Las Capuchinas |
The bathing area for the Capuchinas |
The bathing area for the Capuchinas |
Entryway to stairs which lead down to a chamber beneath the Capuchins unique circular dormatory |
I'm told this was a "singing chamber" with acoustics that can make a single person sound like a full choir |
The Singing Chamber of Las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
An angel very similar to those still in situ at the Cathedral of Santiago |
Spanish coat-of-arms with the Pillars of Hercules |
Ruins of the circular dormitory of Las Capuchinas |
The round tower in the second courtyard of Las Capuchinas |
Flowering plants, Las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
Each doorway of this bizarre round structure led to a cell used by the Capuchin nuns |
Dormitory, Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
Dormitory, Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
One of the cells restored as it may have appeared when the nuns were present |
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Walking around the upper level of the restored first courtyard, Las Capuchinas |
Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
The church interior has not been restored, though a temporary roof protects it from the elements |
Inside the Church of the Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala |
Sculpture on the eastern façade of Las Capuchinas |