Church of Santa Prisca de Taxco

Church of Santa Prisca de Taxco
The façade
Location	Taxco
Country	Mexico
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Architecture
Style	New Spanish Baroque
Groundbreaking	1751
Completed	1759
Specifications
Height	40.40m (132.54 ft)
Nave height	18m (59 ft)
Other dimensions	28.30m (height of facade to the top of the image of La Purisma)
Number of towers	2
Tower height	40.40m (132.54 ft)
Materials	Stone

The Parroquia de Santa Prisca y San Sebastían, commonly known as the Church of Santa Prisca, is a colonial monument located in the city of Taxco de Alarcón, in the southern state of Guerrero, Mexico, built between 1751 and 1759. It is located on the east side of the main plaza of Taxco.^[1]

The construction was ordered by José de la Borda, one of the most prosperous mine owners of the region of Taxco in the 18th century. From 1758 to 1806, the temple was the tallest building in Mexico, but was surpassed by the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in San Luis Potosí City. The Church of Santa Prisca considered one of the best of New Spanish Churrigueresque.^[2]