Monasterio de San Francisco Review

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Monasterio de San Francisco

  • Address: Calle Hostos at Calle Emiliano, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo
  • Phone: 809/687-4722

Fodor's Review:

Constructed between 1512 and 1544, the San Francisco Monastery contained the church, convent, and hospital of the Franciscan order. Sir Francis Drake's demolition squad significantly damaged the building in 1586, and in 1673 an earthquake nearly finished the job, but when it's floodlighted at night, the eerie ruins are dramatic indeed. The Spanish government has donated money to turn this into a beautiful cultural center, but we're still waiting.

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