Draft:List of the oldest buildings in Bogotá

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Building Image Locality Neighbourhood First built Use Notes
Plaza Mayor (Plaza de Bolívar)   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1538 City square
Church of Veracruz   Santa Fe Veracruz 1546–1748 Church
Church and Convent of San Francisco   Santa Fe Veracruz 1557–1794 Church and convent Originally a Franciscan church. Redesigned in 1785 after an earthquake by architects Domingo Esquiaqui and Fr. Domingo de Petrés.[1]
Church of the Conception   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1583–1595 Church
Church of Santa Bárbara   La Candelaria Santa Bárbara 1593 Church
House rented to José González Llorente   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1600–1700 House and commercial use
Hacienda San Rafael   Suba Prado Veraniego Norte 1600–1700 Hacienda
Church of San Diego   Santa Fe San Diego 1606 Church and convent
Edificio de las Aulas   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1610 University building
Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1610–1937 School
Royal Library of Santafé de Bogotá   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1605–1828 Library, school, palace
Church of San Ignacio   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1610–1643 Church A Jesuit church. Designed by Juan Bautista Coluccini, a Jesuit architect from Tuscany.[1]
Cabildo Eclesiástico   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1614–1689 Government building
Church of Fontibón   Fontibón Fontibón 1619 Church
Church of Santa Clara   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1630–1647 Church and convent Designed by architect Matías de Santiago. It became a museum in 1983, after being bought by the Ministry of Culture.[1]
Church and Convent of San Agustín   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1637–1668 Church and convent
Church of Bosa   Bosa Bosa 1640 Church
Church of Las Aguas   La Candelaria Las Aguas 1644–1690 Church and convent
Universidad del Rosario   La Candelaria La Catedral 1653–1658 University building
Church of La Bordadita   La Candelaria La Catedral 1653–1658 Church
Capilla del Sagrario   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1660–1700 Church
House of Francisco José de Caldas   La Candelaria Santa Bárbara 1660–1700 House
Church of Usaquén   Usaquén Usaquén 1665 Church
Church and Convent of La Candelaria   La Candelaria La Catedral 1686–1703 Church and convent
Church of Usme Usme Usme 1700–1800 Church
House of Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón La Candelaria La Catedral 1700–1750 House
Hacienda del Chicó   Chapinero Chicó Norte 1700–1800 Hacienda
Church of Our Lady of La Peña   Santa Fe La Peña 1722–1820 Church
Church of San Juan de Dios   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1723–1739 Church
Palace of the Archbishop   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1724 House, palace
Cloister of San Agustín   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1733 School building
Casa de la Moneda   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1753–1759 Mint
Church of the Third Order of Saint Francis   Santa Fe Veracruz 1760–1782 Church
Church of San José (La Capuchina)   Santa Fe La Capuchina 1783–1923 Church
House of the Marquess of San Jorge   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1784 House
Astronomical Observatory of Santa Fe de Bogotá   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1803 Astronomical observatory
Cathedral of Bogotá   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1807–1823 Cathedral Previous cathedral buildings built on the same spot in 1538, 1553 and 1572. The 1785 earthquake destroyed the third building and the construction of the current one began in 1807. Designed by architect Fr. Domingo de Petrés.[1] It houses the Archives of the Cathedral, which are part of UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.
National Capitol of Colombia   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1846 Congress building
National Museum of Colombia   Santa Fe San Martín 1851–1895 Prison, museum
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes   Chapinero Chapinero Central 1875–1937 Church
Campito de San José La Candelaria Las Aguas 1883 Convent
Teatro Colón   La Candelaria La Candelaria 1885 Theatre

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Arquitectura Sublime: El patrimonio religioso de Bogotá [Sublime Architecture: The Religious Heritage of Bogotá] (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Bogotá: Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá (published 2017). 2012. ISBN 978-958-57713-0-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)