Because of earthquakes, La Guaira has no colonial temple. The three it had -San Pedro parish church, El Carmen chapel and the San Juan de Dios Hospice church- were destroyed in the 1812 earthquake. Built from 1847 on the ruins of the old hospital-hospice-church, the modest cathedral of La Guaira is located in downtown La Guaira. With a symmetrical, rectangular floor plan, its main body has three naves separated by arches and columns. The central nave is covered by a gabled roof, which goes on to cover the smaller naves. Its east façade is also symmetrical and has two bodies delimited by a cornice. The chancel has an independent hipped roof, and is separated from the central nave by a low arch and a stained glass window. There are three access doors on the façade and a circular opening, characteristic of the church. The austere decoration is complemented by fluted columns with Ionic capitals, and four evangelists decorate the atrium as a preamble to the main entrance. Inside there are religious relics, typical of colonial arts, like the elaborate cedar pulpit carved by cabinetmaker and master carpenter José Rafael Chacón in 1783.together with El Guamacho square.