Editing Cusco (section)

==== Cathedral ====
{{Main|Cusco Cathedral}}
The first cathedral built in Cusco is the ''Iglesia del Triunfo'', built in 1539 on the foundations of the Palace of [[Viracocha (Inca)|Viracocha Inca]]. Today, this church is an auxiliary chapel of the cathedral.

The main basilica cathedral of the city was built between 1560 and 1664. The main material used was stone, which was extracted from nearby quarries, although some blocks of red granite were taken from the fortress of Saksaywaman.

[[File:Zapata-última cena.jpg|thumb|Jesus and his [[Apostles in the New Testament|apostles]] sharing an [[guinea pig|Andean cuy]] in [[Marcos Zapata]]'s ''The Last Supper'']]

This great cathedral presents late-Gothic, Baroque and plateresque interiors and has one of the most outstanding examples of colonial goldwork. Its carved wooden altars are also important.

The city developed a distinctive style of painting known as the "[[Cuzco School]]" and the cathedral houses a major collection of local artists of the time. The cathedral is known for a Cusco School painting of the [[Last Supper]] depicting [[Jesus]] and the [[twelve apostles]] feasting on guinea pig, a traditional Andean delicacy.

The cathedral is the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuzco|Archdiocese of Cuzco]].
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