“In the Plaza de la Catedral, The Catedral de la Virgen María de la Concepción Inmaculada de La Habana (Cathedral of The Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception), also dedicated to Saint Christopher (San Cristóbal), sometimes called Cathedral of Saint Christopher.
“The Jesuits began construction of the church in 1748 and work continued despite their expulsion in 1767. When the building was finished in 1787, the church became a cathedral – one of the oldest in the Americas. The remains of Columbus were interred here from 1795 to 1898, when they were moved to Seville. ((The cathedral in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic was finished in 1540 where they also claim to have remains of Christopher Columbus.))
“The Cathedral is said to be the only example of a Baroque facade that was designed with asymmetrical features – one of the towers is wider than the other. ((When I put this two-picture pano together I though I had made a big mistake! The story was they did it for drainage which I didn’t quite understand.))
“Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier famously described the Cathedral as “music set in stone”.