Santo Domingo Monastery

Convent and Church of the Order of Preachers
Iglesia y convento de Santo Domingo  (Spanish)

Monastery courtyard
Location in Antigua Guatemala
General information
Architectural style Spanish seismic baroque
Location Antigua Guatemala,  Guatemala
Coordinates 14°33′30.928″N 90°43′36.430″W / 14.55859111°N 90.72678611°W / 14.55859111; -90.72678611Coordinates: 14°33′30.928″N 90°43′36.430″W / 14.55859111°N 90.72678611°W / 14.55859111; -90.72678611
Owner Private property

Santo Domingo Church and Monastery is a ruined monastery in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. Its history can be traced back to 1538 when the Dominicans arrived in Guatemala. It had two towers with ten bells and the monastery was filled with treasures. The monastery was destroyed in the 1773 Santa Marta earthquake and today part of the ruins have been transformed into a hotel, the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo.[1]

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