Cathedral of Santo Domingo

Oldest church/cathedral in The Americas. First built in 1514 out of palm trees, later rebuilt with wood and palm tree leaves for the ceiling but church was closed when it rained. Rebuilt again and again and here it is. Not so impressive on the outside.

But quite interesting once in. The usual private tombs are in although this was was draped which was the attention getter.

 High vaulted ceilings to evoke the original palm tree building.

 Stained glass, we were lucky the sun was out to set off the glass.

 More of the ceiling. Once inside you disconnect from the appearance of the building exterior. If you go in, prepare to fend off the guides who work off tips or simply negotiate a rate with one. We walked in and wandered with only a couple of guide requests.