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.
Several Temples of Minerva were built across 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 | 2 | Plaza de los Cocales (1906) y Escuintla (1916) | Demolished | |
Huehuetenango | ![]() |
4 | 1904 | Still standing |
Jalapa | ![]() |
1 | 1909 | Still standing |
Quetzaltenango | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Still standing |
Sacatepéquez | ![]() |
1 | N/A | Demolished |
Media related to
Temples of Minerva in Guatemala at Wikimedia Commons
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.
Several Temples of Minerva were built across 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 | 2 | Plaza de los Cocales (1906) y Escuintla (1916) | Demolished | |
Huehuetenango | ![]() |
4 | 1904 | Still standing |
Jalapa | ![]() |
1 | 1909 | Still standing |
Quetzaltenango | ![]() |
3 | N/A | Still standing |
Sacatepéquez | ![]() |
1 | N/A | Demolished |
Media related to
Temples of Minerva in Guatemala at Wikimedia Commons