During the time when Rex was teaching, John Paul and I went for a walk. He wanted to look in the cathedral shop and I hadn't visited the interior of the cathedral yet, so we went together.
The building with the decorative geometry next to the cathedral is a mausoleum.
The cathedral is an interesting mix of medieval architecture and baroque furnishings.
Here is a view of the high altar from the back of the church.
Along the sides are devotional areas with artwork devoted to different themes.
Here's what the pews look like.
These are the confessional booths.
The ceiling is decorated with colorful frescos.
There are also frescos on the walls.
This thing has a name which I unfortunately forgot. John Paul explained that the homily could be delivered from one of these platforms, but they're rarely used nowadays.
The fresco on this wall has sustained damage.
One of the side altars.
There's one of these caskets on either side of the main altar.
Painting above a side altar.
Unfortunately it was hard to photograph the areas to the sides, because they are protected by wrought iron gates and the variation in depth confuses my camera.
More paintings.
Ceiling decoration above one of the side areas.
Donation boxes for the poor and for masses for poor burials.
This devotional area is dedicated to the crucifixion. There's a rail with a step where one can kneel and pray in front of it.
Ecclesiastical embroidery is always interesting to look at.
There's a large organ. I saw in a tour guide that they have regular organ concerts, I might pop in for one sometime.
So that's the cathedral. I'd like to take a proper tour sometime to learn about the history of the various parts, particularly how it ended up filled with so much baroque decoration when it kinda clashes with the architecture.
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