Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán

5 Lisa - 5 months ago

An iconic part of Oaxaca. So much history, food, life and culture surrounds this church. If you come to Oaxaca you must visit. Also be sure to check out the garden behind the church. A very nice place to sit and be still. And on hot days it stays nice and cool as well.

2 Drake Maxwell - a year ago

Beautiful on the outside, cold and heartless on the inside. This has to be the most spectacular church in Oaxaca. But whether you are a practicing Catholic, a parishioner of another faith, or heaven forbid someone who would like to appreciate the beautiful interior, hit the road jack. Even when services let out and you step into this temple of Holiness, you will be met by self-appointed guardians who will give you the bum's rush back onto the Oaxacan cobblestones. We ended up attending mass at the main Cathedral. Much friendlier and Christ-like there.

5 Glenda C - 2 years ago

What a beautiful building ???? Barroque style. Construction began in 1521! It is covered in gold and amazing workmanship in every inch of the interior of the building. Everything is made with incredible detail a photo doesn't do it justice. You got to SEE it! You can smell the wood inside and as with many churches it has a nice, peaceful and welcoming feel. Outside the building gets showered with sunlight which makes it look warm and glowy. It has an interesting garden at the front. On the side there's a small shop where you can buy church souvenirs such as earrings, necklaces in silver of high quality at a good price. Did not attend a service but I'm sure it would be awesome... And I'm not even a catholic! It is such an honor to be able to visit a building with so much history and spirituality. Catholic church negative criticism must be put aside and go in with an open mind ????

5 Tiffany Flores - 3 years ago

This cathedral is stunning. If you are a fan of baroque style architecture than you will be thrilled, if you are not than I’m sorry.

There are more than 60,000 pieces of 23.4 karat gold sheets used in the space. We were fortunate to see a new piece being covered.

So interesting, at one point the cathedral was taking over by the military u0026 they used the space for storage both animal u0026 gun storage. When they left they stole everything from the walls.

Slowly the cathedral has rebuilt. You can see in the photos one of the new pieces being completed. True artisans at work.

So much history!! Don’t miss out on the museum.

5 Efren Lopez - 2 years ago

A beautiful temple and surrounding. In the middle of lots of small shops and restaurants, this is a great place to explore and get lost in the Oaxacan culture. We went during the Dia De Los Muertos celebration 2019. It was our location to enjoy the music, food and culture.

5 LILIA RAMOS - 2 years ago

Amazing views we didn’t get to go inside!
Either way place was beautiful! ????☀️
Recommend it..
Many venders from hats, stones, art ????, and artisans.
Wonderful experience.

5 Tracy Klauss - 10 months ago

Amazing place to take photos. I was only there for a brief time and it was closed so I did not get a chance to go inside. But at night it became a fantastic place to take pictures especially during the city's day of the dead ceremony which happens each year. Be warned it can get crowded