Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Cochabamba. It is positioned inside the Plaza 14 de Septiembre in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The unique shape turned into started in 1571, atop the principles of the 14th century Villa de Oropeza, making it the oldest shape inside the valley.

In 1618, the church administrators agreed to construct a bigger church, each to renovate the deteriorating constructing and to deal with the increasing populace. The contemporary constructing became built in 1701 atop the muse of the preceding one. Construction turned into finished in 1735. In September 2012, the cathedral become d a National Heritage Site by the Senate of Bolivia. The cathedral's facade is a fusion of Spanish baroque and indigenous Bolivian patterns. It has a Renaissance Latin Cross fashion groundplan. The structure itself is built of stone and adobe masonry, with the domes and vaults made with brick and lime mortar, ornamented with ceramic tiling.