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 . 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 Guatemala, and a few of them still stand:
DepartamentImageNumber of templesOpening dateCondition in the 21st centuryBaja Verapaz11916Still standingChimaltenango120 April 1909DemolishedChiquimulaChiquimulaQuezaltepeque327 October 1907Still standingEscuintla2Plaza de los Cocales (1906) y Escuintla (1916)DemolishedHuehuetenango41904Still standingJalapa11909Still standingQuetzaltenango3N/AStill standingSacatepéquez1N/ADemolished
See also
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
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