San José Cathedral of Maracay [ENG/ESP]
In most of the occasions, the architectural works of cathedral type in Venezuela, date from the time of the Spanish colony in the country, and normally in almost all the cities or towns, cathedrals were built in front of squares, which were later renamed as Bolivar squares, and it could be deduced that they were almost the foundation points of that city or town. On this occasion, the cathedral of San José de Maracay, Aragua State, has a very important value for its infrastructure, which dates back more than 400 years. Although it is not the main cathedral of the city, it is one of the most important and valuable in this region.
It is estimated that its construction began in 1701, after a marquis of the time had ceded large plots of land to the Catholic Church of the country, in order to build this structure, which is currently located in the center of the city of Maracay, capital of the state of Aragua. It is located near other sites or places of architectural and patrimonial importance, such as the Girardor square, which is located in front of the cathedral, diagonal to the museum of anthropology and history of Maracay, which I am currently unaware of its operation, as well as other important points such as the Bolivar square of Maracay, the opera theater and other buildings of great patrimonial importance in the state.
En la mayoría de las ocasiones, las obras arquitectónicas de tipo catedral en Venezuela, datan de la época de la colonia española en el país, y normalmente en casi todas las ciudades o pueblos, se construían catedrales al frente de plazas, a las que luego se renombraron como plazas Bolívar, y se podía deducir que eran los puntos casi de fundación de esa ciudad o pueblo. En esta ocasión la catedral de San José de Maracay, estado Aragua, tiene un valor muy importante por su infraestructura, que data de más de 400 años de antigüedad. Aunque no es la principal catedral de la ciudad, es una de las importantes y de mayor valor de esta región.
Se estima que su construcción se efectuó desde el año de 1701, luego de que un marqués de la época, había cedido grandes terrenos a la iglesia católica del país, para así edificar esta estructura, que actualmente se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad de Maracay, capital del estado Aragua. Situada a la cercanía de otros sitios o lugares de importancia arquitectónica y patrimonial, tal como la plaza Girardor, que se encuentra al frente de la catedral, diagonal el museo de antropología e historia de Maracay, que actualmente desconozco de su funcionamiento, además de otros puntos importantes como la plaza Bolívar de Maracay, el teatro de la opera y entre otras edificaciones de gran envergadura patrimonial del estado.
With respect to its design, this cathedral has undergone several modifications since its construction, all due to nature's desmanes, passing through an earthquake and even a fire, which it suffered in the last century, which significantly altered part of its interior design. Although the total design of the work may not be original, it is estimated that its facade is preserved as it was mainly built, with a colonial baroque style, influence very marked by the time, in addition to the fact that it is estimated that at the beginning the cathedral contained only one nave, until several years later they managed to complement the temple with two more naves.
In its interior we can appreciate several columns that form arches between them, and a vault at the end of the structure, where the venerated images are visualized, in addition in its sides there are also several chapels, with their respective saints or deities of religion, structures that were incorporated after many years since its construction, so originally they did not exist.
Con respecto a su diseño, esta catedral ha sufrido varias modificaciones desde su construcción, todo debido a los desmanes de la naturaleza, al pasar por un terremoto e incluso un incendio, que sufrió en el siglo pasado, que altero significativamente parte de su diseño interior. Aunque el diseño total de la obra quizás no sea original, se estima que su fachada se conserva como principalmente se construyó, con un estilo barroco colonial, influencia muy marcada por la época, además de que se estimó que al principio dicha catedral sólo contenía una nave, hasta que varias años después lograron complementar el templo con dos naves más.
En su interior podemos apreciar varias columnas que forman arcos entre ellas, y una bóveda al finalizar la estructura, donde se visualiza las imágenes veneradas, además en sus laterales también existen varias capillas, con sus respectivos santos o deidades de la religión, estructuras que fue incorporada luego de muchos años desde su construcción, por lo que originalmente no existían.
While its exterior design, as I had said before, we can appreciate its facade influenced by the baroque style, besides being able to visualize a dome, as well as a tower with dome and clock, which at the top is also a sculpture of St. Joseph, which would be the main saint, which gives the name and this enclosure of the Cathedral of San Jose de Maracay.
In general terms, as I was able to appreciate this cathedral, you can see that it is in good condition, with the exception of some details, which may then require maintenance. On the other hand, in its interior there is not much entrance of illumination and it is barely illuminated with a dim light, which suddenly is helped a little with the few windows and doors of the structure, that even more windows had to be annexed, because previously it was very limited, and there was not a good ventilation and illumination of the place.
Mientras su diseño de exterior, como bien había dicho anteriormente podemos apreciar su fachada influenciada por el estilo barroco, además poderse visualizar una cúpula, al igual que una torre con cúpula y reloj, que en lo más alto también se encuentra una escultura de San José, que sería el principal santo, que le da el nombre e este recinto de catedral de San José de Maracay.
En términos generales, como yo pude apreciar esta catedral, se puede ver que esta en buen estado, con la excepción de algunos detalles, que quizás luego pueda requerir de mantenimiento. Por otro lado, en su interior no existe mucho entrada de iluminación y apenas se ilumina con una luz tenue, que de repente se ayuda un poco con las pocas ventanas y puertas de la estructura, que incluso se tuvieron que anexar más ventanas, porque anteriormente estaba muy limitado, y no había una buena ventilación e iluminación del lugar.
But without a doubt, this cathedral is a jewel of architecture in Venezuela. Knowing that its construction dates back more than 4 centuries, and still stands firm and imposing before the modernity of our time, that despite the problems that relapsed in many years, such as earthquakes, fires and even the lack of attention from the competent authorities, even this cathedral remains as a heritage of great architectural value for the city and the country.
All photographs are my own and were taken with a Canon T3i camera.
Pero sin duda, este catedral es una joya de la arquitectura en Venezuela. Saber que su construcción data de más de 4 siglos, y todavía se mantiene firme e imponente ante la modernidad de nuestra época, que a pesar de los problemas que recaído en muchos años, como terremotos, incendios e incluso la falta de atención de parte de las autoridades competentes, aun esta catedral permanece como un patrimonio de gran valor arquitectónico para la ciudad y el país.
Todas las fotografías son de mí autoría y fueron tomadas con una cámara Canon T3i.
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Greetings this way! Definitely a beautiful cathedral. Despite the damage it has suffered, which from what you recount has been several, it still remains stable. The colonial architecture (in the words of one of my Art History professors) is modest but full of charm. The contrast of the white in pediments, columns and frames looks quite good with the gold in its ornamentation. Excellent photographs, I send you a hug.
Fortunately, the colonial style façade is still preserved, but the rest may have been modified so much that it is no longer the original design.
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The medieval churches, and in our case colonial, were always dark, all to manipulate reactions of fear and submission among the faithful, so the stained glass windows are located, almost always, near the altar, so that its reflection of colors served as an illusion of closeness to God, wonderful photographs of this beautiful church.
Good point you mention, I had not thought of it that way, even this church was known to be dimmer before, that was that over the years they opened some windows, but still remains dark, that I had to set the camera with higher settings to be able to photograph the interior of the church.
I can say from what I have seen that Maracay is one of the cities rich in this type of colonial type architecture, talking about churches, houses and cultural centers, as well as in the center of Valencia. This cathedral of San Jose looks very nice, I really like its great dome and tower.
Valencia and Maracay, as sister and neighboring cities, have certain similar features in their architecture and heritage, so it is common to find buildings that maintain the same style. Although each of these cities had a boom and development in different times, with respect to its architecture.
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Las catedrales de Venezuela son hermosas, tienen una arquitectura similar entre todas porque la mayoría fueron construidas en la misma época, pero tienen algo único que las diferencia de las demás de América Latina. Que buen post, hace falta dar a conocer las maravillas de nuestro país.
Thank you for your appreciation, that is precisely why it is good to have these spaces like this community, where we can make these important works known. Greetings !,
Uno de lo puntos más representativos de la ciudad de maracay prácticamente el corazón de nuestra ciudad ..saludos buena reseña ✌️