Draft:List of the oldest buildings in Bogotá

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Building	Locality	Neighbourhood	First built	Use	Notes
Plaza Mayor (Plaza de Bolívar)	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1538	City square
Church of Veracruz	Santa Fe	Veracruz	1546–1748	Church
Church and Convent of San Francisco	Santa Fe	Veracruz	1557–1794	Church and convent	Originally a Franciscan church. Redesigned in 1785 after an earthquake by architects Domingo Esquiaqui and Fr. Domingo de Petrés.^[1]
Church of the Conception	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1583–1595	Church
Church of Santa Bárbara	La Candelaria	Santa Bárbara	1593	Church
House rented to José González Llorente	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1600–1700	House and commercial use
Hacienda San Rafael	Suba	Prado Veraniego Norte	1600–1700	Hacienda
Church of San Diego	Santa Fe	San Diego	1606	Church and convent
Edificio de las Aulas	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1610	University building
Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1610–1937	School
Royal Library of Santafé de Bogotá	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1605–1828	Library, school, palace
Church of San Ignacio	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1610–1643	Church	A Jesuit church. Designed by Juan Bautista Coluccini, a Jesuit architect from Tuscany.^[1]
Cabildo Eclesiástico	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1614–1689	Government building
Church of Fontibón	Fontibón	Fontibón	1619	Church
Church of Santa Clara	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1630–1647	Church and convent	Designed by architect Matías de Santiago. It became a museum in 1983, after being bought by the Ministry of Culture.^[1]
Church and Convent of San Agustín	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1637–1668	Church and convent
Church of Bosa	Bosa	Bosa	1640	Church
Church of Las Aguas	La Candelaria	Las Aguas	1644–1690	Church and convent
Universidad del Rosario	La Candelaria	La Catedral	1653–1658	University building
Church of La Bordadita	La Candelaria	La Catedral	1653–1658	Church
Capilla del Sagrario	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1660–1700	Church
House of Francisco José de Caldas	La Candelaria	Santa Bárbara	1660–1700	House
Church of Usaquén	Usaquén	Usaquén	1665	Church
Church and Convent of La Candelaria	La Candelaria	La Catedral	1686–1703	Church and convent
Church of Usme	Usme	Usme	1700–1800	Church
House of Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón	La Candelaria	La Catedral	1700–1750	House
Hacienda del Chicó	Chapinero	Chicó Norte	1700–1800	Hacienda
Church of Our Lady of La Peña	Santa Fe	La Peña	1722–1820	Church
Church of San Juan de Dios	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1723–1739	Church
Palace of the Archbishop	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1724	House, palace
Cloister of San Agustín	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1733	School building
Casa de la Moneda	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1753–1759	Mint
Church of the Third Order of Saint Francis	Santa Fe	Veracruz	1760–1782	Church
Church of San José (La Capuchina)	Santa Fe	La Capuchina	1783–1923	Church
House of the Marquess of San Jorge	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1784	House
Astronomical Observatory of Santa Fe de Bogotá	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1803	Astronomical observatory
Cathedral of Bogotá	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1807–1823	Cathedral	Previous cathedral buildings built on the same spot in 1538, 1553 and 1572. The 1785 earthquake destroyed the third building and the construction of the current one began in 1807. Designed by architect Fr. Domingo de Petrés.^[1] It houses the Archives of the Cathedral, which are part of UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.
National Capitol of Colombia	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1846	Congress building
National Museum of Colombia	Santa Fe	San Martín	1851–1895	Prison, museum
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes	Chapinero	Chapinero Central	1875–1937	Church
Campito de San José	La Candelaria	Las Aguas	1883	Convent
Teatro Colón	La Candelaria	La Candelaria	1885	Theatre

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Arquitectura Sublime: El patrimonio religioso de Bogotá [Sublime Architecture: The Religious Heritage of Bogotá] (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Bogotá: Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá (published 2017). 2012. ISBN 978-958-57713-0-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[:0-1] Arquitectura Sublime: El patrimonio religioso de Bogotá [Sublime Architecture: The Religious Heritage of Bogotá] (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Bogotá: Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá (published 2017). 2012. ISBN 978-958-57713-0-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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