CENTRO

HIS TÓRICO Y
RELIGIOSO
P R E S E N TA D O P O R : J E N N I F E R C H A R RY
 * bolivar square is the main square of tunja
La Plaza Bolívar es la plaza principal de Tunja

* ir is located in the center of de city

between 9th and 10 th streets.

* the statue the liberator simon bolivar riding on his horse

palomo is the heart of the bolivar square

* around this public space there are colonial constructions

It was declared as the Historic Center as a National Fue declarada al igual que el Centro Histórico como
Monument of Colombia by Law 163 of 12/30/1959 Monumento Nacional de Colombia por la Ley
 * the san francisco church and the temple are on of the
oldest religious sities of the city.

* the work began in the year 1572. most changes were made
between the years 1590 and the end of the century

* one of the most beautiful architectural gems of the church

is the stone portal in mannerist style

es el portal de piedra de estilo manierista.

 * on the inside of the church of san francisco there is a
beautiful ceiling in style and altar carved out of wood

En el interior de la iglesia de San Francisco hay un hermoso

techo con estilo y un altar tallado en madera.

The church is a single nave, to which later chapels have been

added. It has a triumphal arch in half a point that separates
the presbytery from the rest of the temple.
* is cataloged as History of South
American Colonial Art
La iglesia es de nave única, a la que se le han ido agregando
capillas posteriores. Posee un arco de triunfo en medio
es catalogada como Historia del
punto que separa el presbiterio del resto del templo.
Arte Colonial Sudamericano