Temple of Minerva (Guatemala)

The Temple of Minerva was a Greek style temple erected in Guatemala City by the government of president Manuel Estrada Cabrera in 1901 to celebrate the Fiestas Minervalias.[1] Soon, the main cities in the rest of Guatemala built similar structures as well.

Temples built in the Republic

Several Temples of Minerva were built across Guatemalapor toda la república de Guatemala, and a few of them still stand:[2]

Departament Image Number of temples Opening date Condition in the 21st century[3]
Baja Verapaz
1 1916 Still standing
Chimaltenango
1 20 April 1909 Demolished
Chiquimula

Chiquimula

Quezaltepeque
3 27 October 1907 Still standing
Escuintla
2Plaza de los Cocales (1906) y Escuintla (1916) Demolished
Huehuetenango
41904 Still standing
Jalapa
11909 Still standing
Quetzaltenango
3N/A Still standing
Sacatepéquez
1N/A Demolished

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    Coordinates: 14°37′22″N 90°31′53″W / 14.6228°N 90.5314°W / 14.6228; -90.5314

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