Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Granada, Catholic Cathedral in Granada, Nicaragua.

Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral is a neoclassical Catholic cathedral on the Plaza de la Independencia in Granada, Nicaragua. It has two towers with bell towers, domes and lanterns, and a total area of 3,614.87 m². Inside, three naves are divided by five arcades on four concrete columns, with the main altar framed by an arch of Ionic columns.

The first cathedral temple was built around 1525 with tapicel and rafaz stone, brick, lime and a straw roof; by 1578 it had burned twice. A second temple of lime, stone and brick was completed around 1751. On 22 November 1856, William Walker's filibusters blew up one of its towers with dynamite. The present neoclassical cathedral was begun with a first stone laid on 8 December 1888, halted in 1891 for lack of funds, resumed in 1905 and finished in 1910; the iron dome frame arrived from the United States in 1916, and the second tower was completed in late 1931.

The cathedral is known locally as "La Iglesia Bonita", a nickname recorded since 1585. Its patronal feast is that of Our Lady of the Assumption. The monumental basalt cross at the north side of the atrium, inaugurated on 1 January 1901, carries the inscription "Jesucristo Dios hombre vive, reina e impera" and symbols of the Passion.

The cathedral is located in the downtown area and opens daily for visitors to explore the interior and religious artworks. It is best to visit in the morning when the spaces are less crowded and details are easier to observe.

The cathedral's atrium holds a basalt cross inaugurated on 1 January 1901, when the building was still a parish church. It stands 11 varas tall, with a further 4 varas of foundation, and carries the inscription INRI, a chalice and a bunch of grapes for the Blood of Christ, the X and P monogram at the crossing, and a skull over crossed femurs for the bones of Adam.