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Colonial Quito: Museo Numismatico del Banco Central
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  • Updated By filipdebont on August 29, 2003
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  • What a great building - Quito
    What a great building
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    On the other corner of the crossing of Garcia Moreno and Sucre, there is the Museo Numismatico (museum of the history of the coins).

    The building is the Central Bank of Ecuador.
    I am not sure if it is still used as a bank, as we had no time to enter this building.

    But it is a great building, certainly worth to stop and to admire the great architecture.

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  • Address: Garcia Moreno and Sucre
  • Phone: 2589 284
  • Website: (mail) : ciza@uio.bce.fin.ec

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    Colonial Quito: Patio of the Presidential Palace
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  • By filipdebont on August 30, 2003
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  • Patio in the Presidential Palace - Quito
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    Once I did get permission to enter the entrance building, I could see Oswaldo Guyasamin's famous mural. On the other side you could see two beautiful patios through a fence.

    There was an entrance which was also guarded and equipped with al kind of security equipment like metal detectors and so, but anyway I tried it, and went in the small office to ask if it was possible to enter in the patios, in order to make some pictures.

    Unfortunately that was not possible, but they told me that I might make a picture through the fences.
    So that is what I did, and the result a picture of beautiful patio in a typical Spanish style.

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  • Address: Plaza de Independencia

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    Colonial Quito: Interior of La Compania
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  • By filipdebont on August 28, 2003
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  • Magnificent ceiling - Quito
    Magnificent ceiling
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    Once you have entered the Compania de Jesus church, you are overwhelmed by its beauty.

    Wow, all those decorations, the guide told us that for the decoration of the ceiling alone, they used more then 700 kg of gold.
    And believe me, it is only half as beautiful on a picture, you really should see this with your own eyes.

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  • Address: Garcia Moreno

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    Colonial Quito: Metropolitan Cathedral
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  • By filipdebont on August 30, 2003
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    The Cathedral
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    The Plaza de Independencia is dominated by the Cathedral. This cathedral is built from 1550 – 1562.

    There are several beautiful paintings made by the Quito school.

    In this Cathedral you find tomb of Antonio Jose de Sucre, brother in arms of Simon de Bolivar.

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    Colonial Quito: Rich decorations in El Sagrario
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  • By filipdebont on August 29, 2003
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    The interior is very richly decorated.
    In the early days this Sagrario was a chapel of the Cathedral, (built for the cult of the blessed heart), but nowadays it is an independent church.

    The interior of El Sagrario is very richly decorated. (See the picture)

    The inner doors are gold plated and built in the Churrigueresque style.

    The Spanish Conquistadores used a lot of gold from the stolen Inca treasures to decorate the churches they built on top of the Inca ruins. They also used the stones of the Inca ruins to build all those churches and chapels.

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  • Address: Garcia Moreno

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    Colonial Quito: Heart of the colonial city
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    This Plaza de Independencia is also named Plaza Grande by the locals.

    The ECH (Empressa Centro Historico) (the local tourist office) has its office at this Plaza. And they also organise guided walks in the historical centre of the city (start at 9h00)

    It was great to walk over this central square, to sit on a bench and to watch the daily life of the local people.

    In the middle of this Plaza there is the Independence statue, which is made of marble and bronze.

    No problem if you have dirty shoes here, there are plenty of shoe shine boys.

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    Colonial Quito: Plaza de Independencia
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    Plaza de Independencia
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    This Plaza de Independencia is the real heart of the colonial city of Quito. This Plaza is surrounded with beautiful buildings.

    This beautiful square is dominated by the Cathedral. Opposite the Cathedral you can see the Palacio Arzocbispal. There is also the Colonial Palacio de Gobierno with the guards at the entry gate. Another building you can’t miss is the new Municipal Alcaldia.

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    Colonial Quito: Palacio de Gobierno
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    With your back against the Cathedral, and on the left hand side you see the Palacio de Gobierno, yes The Government Palace or the Presidential Palace.

    This is the official office of the President.

    At the Entry gate there are two beautifully uniformed guards.

    Note that balconies in the gallery facing the Plaza de Independencia, are coming from France. These balconies are coming from Les Tuilleries in Paris, and they were sold by the French government shortly after the French Revolution.

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  • Address: Plaza de Independencia

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    Colonial Quito: Colourful uniforms
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    Beautiful uniform
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    Wow, what a great colourful uniform these guard are wearing.

    They just look great with all that red, blue and gold.

    Oh yes, I did ask permission to make these pictures. Especially, as it was impossible to make these pictures from a large distance, because of the location and the shade in the galleries. So you have to stand close to make such a picture.

    And I believe that it is polite to ask permission to make a picture.

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    Colonial Quito: Entrance of the Cathedral
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    You can't miss the entrance of this Cathedral.

    Our guide book said that there was no entrance fee, but that was changed
    Nowadays you have to pay 1.50 US$ to enter this church, but you get a guided tour.

    This guided tour gives you lots of information on this church, the history and the pieces of art. For us it was a bit too much, and also we did not like to spend too much time in one church, as there was still so much to discover in this beautiful city. That is why we left the guided group, and visited the Cathedral on our own.

    A remarkable historic fact is that President Garcia Moreno died in this church; he was brought here after he was shot on the Plaza de Independencia.

    There is also a small museum that shows religious clothing’s, religious writings and books and some silver pieces used in the church.

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  • Address: Plaza de Independencia

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