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Inscripción en la guarda: "MARTINE CHOMEL", "8327769", I.O. en el anverso de la postal con imagen estereoscópica se lee; del lado izquierdo; "Keystone View Company", "COPYRIGTHED", "Manufacturers MDE IN U.S.A.", "Publishers", del lado derecho "Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y. Portland, Oregon. London. Eng., Sydney, Aus." y abajo "16173-Altar of the Cathedral of Guadalajara, Mexico." En el reverso dice; "16173 ALTAR OF CATHEDRAL OF GUADALAJARA", lleva el número "36" sellado arriba al centro, del lado derecho se lee "Lat. 21° N.; Long. 103° W", abajo "The cathedral and the government palace front of the plaza. The palace is built of white stone and is considered one of the handsomest examples of Spanish architecture in Mexico. The cathedral is one of the largest and finest decorated Mexican churches. It was begun in 1561 and finished in 1618. It has two tall Gothic towers, which have no counterpart in Mexico, and can be seen from a great distance the interior is rich with many decorations and paintings, but is chief treasure is Murillo's "Assumption." Seventy-five thousand dollars was offered for this picture, and refused, and the picture is kept in the sacristy of the cathedral. Murillo used the theme of this picture in twenty-six other paintings. When Napoleon invaded Spain the clergy of Guadalajara sent the King of Spain a large sum of money to be used in the defense of the country. In return for this loyalty the king took this masterpice of Murillo's from this collection and presented it to the cathedral. When the French forces were in Mexico during the reign of Maximilian, they wanted this picture to send it to the Louvre. The gem was hidden, however, and an offer of $25, 000 did not make any one willing to reveal its place of concealment. The plaza on which the cathedral faces, is the center of the life of the city, as it is in most Maxican cities. The plaza of Guadalajara is famed for the beauty which its palms, oranges trees, and tropical flowers give it. On several evenings each week a military band plays in the plaza, and the elite of the city ride around and aroud during the concert. Copyright by The Keystone View Company". La catedral de Guadalajara y el Palacio de gobierno se encuentran frente a la plaza, la primera se comenzó a contruir en 1561 y fue terminada hasta 1618. Cuenta con dos torres góticas en su arquitectura, en su interior está ricamente adornada. Uno de sus grandes tesoros es la pintura de "La Purísima Concepción" elaborada por el artista Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682).