Top of the Cathedral

Here are a couple of pics from the top of the cathedral. This first photo is of me at the top, where they ring the bell. I'm at the same location as this guy from my pictures of the festival for Saint Jerónimo.

It turns out that the roof of the cathedral is very unusually shaped, with lots of little domes all over the surface.


This is a picture of the Alcaldía, which is basically City Hall, from the top of the cathedral. Interestingly enough, in order to raise money, the city occasionally rents out the top floor of the Alcaldía and turns it into a disco for private parties.


Lastly, this picture shows a little more of Leon. You can see a string of volcanoes in the background, a typical sight in Nicaragua. The church in the center of the photo is notable because it is one of the many churches in Leon connected to the cathedral by underground passageways. Apparently, in the olden days, the churches used to have lots of money and gold stored in them, and when emergency escapes were necessary, the tunnels came in useful. I didn't get much more detail out of my tour guide than that, but the tunnels are now sealed off (or so they claim!).