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The Capilla de Nápoles or Chapel of Naples is shaped like a cross with the walkway to the main altar almost twice as long as the two side aisles. All lead to statues enshrined by gold columns, alabaster white walls and a domed ceiling highlighted with gold filigree. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Zacatecas dates back to the early 1700s.

The Capilla de Nápoles or Chapel of Naples is shaped like a cross with the walkway to the main altar almost twice as long as the two side aisles. All lead to statues enshrined by gold columns, alabaster white walls and a domed ceiling highlighted with gold filigree. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Zacatecas dates back to the early 1700s.

© Jane Ammeson, 2009

Source article: Guadalupe in Zacatecas: masterpieces of colonial art
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