La Asunción Cathedral

Catedral de Nuestra Señora de La Asunción (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita and is located in La Asunción, Nueva Esparta state, on Margarita Island, Venezuela.

it was Built between 1570 and 1571, the Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción is the oldest church in Venezuela and was one of the first in the Americas.

Work for reconstruction of the building began again in 1609, and the cathedral was finally completed eleven years later, in 1621.

Set in the tree lined Plaza Bolivar, the church has a rectangular plan with massive walls as protection against pirate attacks.

The main body of the cathedral, which is rectangular in shape, has dimensions of 17 by 48 metres (56 by 157 ft), and the interior is lined with two rows of huge columns in the tuscan style which support the roof.