Hospicio Cabañas
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Key facts
- Location
- Guadalajara , Jalisco , Mexico
- Year built
- 1796-1810
- Height
- Chapel dome: 32.5 metres (107 ft)
- Architect
- Manuel Tolsá
- Official name
- Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
- i, ii, iii, iv
- Designated
- 1997 (21st session )
- Region
- Latin America and the Caribbean
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Encyclopedic overview
The Hospicio Cabañas ( Spanish pronunciation: [osˈpisjo kaˈβaɲas]) or Cabañas Museum in Guadalajara, Jalisco was one of the oldest and largest orphanage and hospital complexes in the Americas. Now turned into a museum, the main hall hosts the magnum opus frescoes of muralist painter José Clemente Orozco. The place was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
History
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