San José

San José, Costa Rica – 2019. San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. We spent a day walking through the central part of the city and visited the National Theatre, Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, the Metropolitan Cathedral, some parks and markets. San José has lots of history and is a very easy place to get around. We only had a day and a bit, much too short a time.
This carving is a reproduction of an ancient carving. It was in an art gallery we visited. San José, Costa Rica
A clown at an art gallery we visited. San José, Costa Rica
There are a lot of sculptures in the National Theatre of Costa Rica. This one is titled “La Comedia” and the original was done by Pietro Capurro
There are a lot of sculptures in the National Theatre of Costa Rica. This one is titled “Héroes de la Miseria” and the original was done by Juan Ramón Bonilla.
First Balcony seating in the National Theater. San José, Costa Rica
The curtained stage in the National Theater. San José, Costa Rica
A carving in one of the stone columns in the upper level of the National Theater, San José, Costa Rica
This is the sculpture known as “La Fama” which is an angel that was originally at the top of the National Theater entrance, San José, Costa Rica. The one…
One of the many beautiful ceiling paintings at the National Theater, San José, Costa Rica
Gold jewellery from the Pre-Columbian era, Museum of Gold, San José, Costa Rica
Gold jewellery from the Pre-Columbian era, Museum of Gold, San José, Costa Rica
Frogs and toads where known as undertakers or protectors of the remains of the dead in indigenous mythology. Pre-Columbian era, Museum of Gold, San José, Costa…
A gold pendant shaped like a self-sacrificing human being. Pre-Columbian era, Museum of Gold, San José, Costa Rica
A modern day sculpture outside the Museum of Gold, San José, Costa Rica
One of the stained glass windows inside the Metropolitan Cathedral of San José, Costa Rica
Metropolitan Cathedral of San José, Costa Rica
This is a mural in the dome behind the altar showing Jesus and the Holy Father, Metropolitan Cathedral of San José, Costa Rica
Archangel stained glass window inside the Metropolitan Cathedral of San José, Costa Rica
A statue in the San José National Park that commemorates the liberation of Central America nations driving out American filibuster William Walker. San José,…
A sculpture by Artist Edgar Zúñiga Jiménez in the San José National Park, Costa Rica