St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral, Tegucigalpa, Catholic cathedral in Historic District, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral measures about 60 m long, 11 m wide and 18 m high, with a single barrel-vaulted nave and a dome on an octagonal drum rising 30 m, the same height as its towers. Its façade has eight pairs of large pilasters, a simulated balustrade and a three-niche espadaña with a clock between the two bell towers. The walls are thickest at the main entrance.

Construction began between 1765 and 1786 following a fire that destroyed the earlier church building in 1746. The rebuilding allowed for the creation of a larger and more substantial religious structure in the colonial settlement.

The facade holds seven niches, with the archangel Michael in the central one, and the salmon colour now visible is the building's original tone. In the left side patio stands a statue of Saint Michael; the right patio keeps two water fountains, one built into the wall that once supplied drinking water. The painter José Miguel Gómez finished the interior paintings in 1788.

The main doors face the central park, and two side gates open onto lateral gardens: the right patio holds two water fountains, the left one a statue of Saint Michael. The rear courtyard has an altar to the Virgin of Lourdes. The 1823 earthquake kept the church closed for six years of repairs, so check locally before a visit.

The cathedral was declared a national monument in 1967, gaining official protection that acknowledged its importance to Honduran heritage. This recognition has made it one of the few religious buildings in the city with formal status as a protected cultural site.