Templo de Aranzazú

Guadalajara


The compact Templo de Aranzazú is perhaps the city’s most beautiful. Built from 1749 to 1752, it has three remarkably ornate Churrigueresque (Spanish baroque) golden altars and a lovely vaulted ceiling.


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