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On
the
corner
of
bustling
Plaza
Murillo
stands
one
of
La
Paz’s
most
impressive
religious
structures,
the
Metropolitan
Cathedral
of
Our
Lady
of
Peace.
In
1622,
construction
of
the
Cathedral
first
began,
taking
70
years
to
complete.
Initially,
the
building
was
made
from
stone,
brick
and
lime,
however
in
1831
cracks
started
to
appear
threatening
to
collapse
the
Cathedral.
In
1831
the
decision
was
made
to
demolish
the
building
completely.
In
1834
several
taxes
were
imposed
in
the
department
of
La
Paz
in
order
to
raise
the
30,000
pesos
a
year
needed
to
reconstruct
the
Cathedral.
Construction
on
the
current
Cathedral
began
on
March
24,
1835,
led
by
architect
Manual
Sanahuja.
The
Cathedral
was
officially
opened
in
1925
as
part
of
the
centenary
of
the
founding
of
the
Republic
of
Bolivia.
However,
work
remained
to
be
done.
Furnishing
of
the
interior
continued
until
1932.
The
building
itself
was
not
completely
finished
until
1989,
over
150
years
since
construction
began,
when
the
two
lateral
towers
on
the
outside
of
the
Cathedral
were
added
to
coincide
with
a
visit
by
Pope
John
Paul
II.