Heritage in Asunción
Explore Paraguay's heritage: UNESCO Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesús, colonial Asunción landmarks and historic sites that tell the country's fascinating story.
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Cultural venues Asunción
Catedral Metropolitana Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Seat of the first diocese of the Río de la Plata; neoclassical cathedral blessed in 1845, with a silver-clad main altar, visited by Popes John Paul II (1988) and Francis (2015).
Centro Cultural Manzana de la Rivera
Restored colonial city block that brings together a museum, library, gallery, café, and theatrical venues in the heart of Asunción's historic center.
Centro Cultural de la República El Cabildo
Former seat of the Paraguayan Executive branch and later the Congress, today converted into a cultural center with halls dedicated to history, music, film, sacred art, and indigenous/folk art.
Iglesia de la Encarnación
Asunción's only church with a basilica floor plan, in Romanesque-Corinthian style, built from 1893 and inaugurated in 1912; it served as a field hospital during the Chaco War.
Museo Casa de la Independencia
1772 colonial house where Paraguayan patriots planned the 1811 independence; a museum since 1965 with period furniture, documents, and objects.
Museo Monseñor Juan Sinforiano Bogarín
A museum of sacred art and history next to the Cathedral, housed in a mansion that was once Fulgencio Yegros's residence and a public jail under Francia; it displays the collection gathered by Monsignor Bogarín: Jesuit and Franciscan religious imagery, colonial furniture and historical objects.
Museo de la Estación Central del Ferrocarril Carlos Antonio López
Inaugural station of the first railway in South America (1861); today a themed museum with the first locomotive to arrive in the country, railcars, and objects from the railway era.
Palacio de López
Seat of the Paraguayan Executive branch since 1894; neoclassical mansion begun in 1857 for Francisco Solano López, bombarded during the War of the Triple Alliance. Only the exterior can be visited.
Panteón Nacional de los Héroes
National mausoleum in neoclassical style, inspired by Les Invalides in Paris; holds the remains of Marshal Francisco Solano López, Carlos Antonio López, and other Paraguayan founding fathers.
Loma San Jerónimo Neighborhood
Asunción's oldest neighborhood, declared Historic Heritage and Tourist Neighborhood in 2013. Famous for its colorful houses, murals and Paraguay River views.