 Some other buildings around Guadalajara Cathedral were demolished with the purpose of leaving large open spaces on the four sides of the episcopal seat, shaping a large Latin cross in the center of which the Cathedral stands out.Guadalajara is made up of more than 2300 colonies in which the Metropolitan Area extends, the first painting of the city is made up mostly of houses of more than 2 levels with architectural styles ranging from the Churrigueresco, Baroque and European styles of the Nineteenth century, the first painting of the city is made up of the central areas and its surroundings, such as the Neighborhood of the Sanctuary, Mezquitan, Analco, San Juan de Dios and colonia Centro.Towards the west of the first painting begin to rise the houses of the nineteenth century, residence of distinguished characters in the history of the city, neoclassical structures and houses of the Porfiriato, this painting is made up colonies such as Lafayette, Americana, Modern, Arcos Vallarta, in which their respective expansions correspond to constructions of the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.