Church of Santo Domingo

Church of Santo Domingo. On the north side of the square, what we see is the XVIII c. version of the church, consecrated by the bishop of China in 1736, what shows the importance of Mexico City as hub for the trade with the Far East. The façade is grand, with a single belfry and two reliefs, one of the Holy Ghost descending on Saint Dominic and the upper one depicting the Assumption, once inside,  the church reveals its full splendor a single nave of great dimensions, with lateral chapels a neoclassical main altar by Tolsa and baroque altar pieces on the extremes of the transept, the rest of the chapels are richly decorated and the choir has a fine wooden stall and an organ.

The convent was destroyed together with other chapels after the passing of the Reforma Laws (expropriation of Church properties and Indian lands), a chapel, perhaps originally a ¨capilla posa¨still stands on the left side of the former Atrium.