La Paz & Around - Bolivia - page 94

59 German Embassy E5

60 InfoTur A1

61 Italian Embassy F6

62 Japanese Embassy D5

63 Migración B1

64 Paraguayan Embassy E6

Peruvian Embassy (see 57)

Transport

65 Budget C5

66 Kolla Motors D5

67 Lan Airlines B2

68 Taca B2

69 TAM Mercosur E4

EAST OF EL PRADO
East of the Prado you'll find most of the city's museums, as well as the presidential
palace.

Cathedral
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(Plaza Murillo) Although it's a relatively recent addition to La Paz' collection of religious
structures, the 1835 cathedral is an impressive structure - mostly because it is built on a
steep hillside. The main entrance is 12m higher than its base on Calle Potosí. The cathed-
ral's sheer immensity, with its high dome, hulking columns, thick stone walls and high
ceilings, is overpowering, but the altar is relatively simple. Inside, the main attraction is
the profusion of stained-glass work; the windows behind the altar depict a gathering of
Bolivian politicos being blessed from above by a flock of heavenly admirers.
Beside the cathedral is the Presidential Palace Offline map Google map (Plaza Murillo) ,
and in the center of Plaza Murillo , opposite, stands a statue of President Gualberto Vil-
larroel . In 1946 he was dragged from the palace by vigilantes and hanged from a lamp-
post in the square. Interestingly enough, Pedro Domingo Murillo, for whom the plaza was
named, met a similar fate here in 1810.

CHURCH

Museo Nacional del Arte

MUSEUM