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The Churches of Chiloé in Chile's Chiloé Archipelago are a unique architectural phenomenon in the Americas and one of the most prominent styles of Chilotan architecture. Unlike classical Spanish colonial architecture , the churches of Chiloé are made entirely in native timber with extensive use of wood shingles .
The Iglesia de Quinchao (Church of Quinchao) is located in the village of Quinchao, in the Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. It is one of the main stops on a pilgrimage path on Chiloé. It is one of the 16 Churches of Chiloé , a UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 30 November 2000) and was declared one of the National Monuments of Chile ...
The Iglesia de San Francisco [1] is a Roman Catholic church located in the commune of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta Region, Chile. Built in c. 1650 , it is the oldest church in Chile. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was declared as a National Monument in 1951.
The Church of San Francisco (Spanish, Iglesia de San Francisco), located on one side of the Plaza de Armas of Castro, Chile, is the main Catholic church of Chiloé’s capital. This 1912 building has a surface area of 1,404 m 2, a width of 52 m and a height of 27 m. The dome above the church's presbytery is 32 m high and the height of its ...
A view of the present facade of San Francisco Church in Santiago, Chile. The San Francisco Church (Spanish: Iglesia de San Francisco) is a Franciscan church on Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, in the downtown of Santiago de Chile. The church, along with the adjacent convent, is one of the oldest colonial-era buildings in the ...
The Church of Santa María de Loreto de Achao (Spanish: Iglesia de Santa María de Loreto de Achao) is a Roman Catholic church located in Quinchao Island's largest town, Achao. Often referred to as the Church of Achao ( Spanish : Iglesia de Achao ), is within the Diocese of Ancud , and was built around 1740 when Chiloé Archipelago was still a ...
The Iglesia de Santa Ana is a Catholic church in downtown Santiago de Chile. It is located at the northwest corner of Catedral and San Martín streets. The church was declared as a National Monument of Chile in 1970, within the category of Historic Monuments. [1] Santa Ana metro station is named after the church.
[1] This church is one of the 16 traditional Chiloé wooden churches built in the 18th and 19th centuries that were declared as a World Heritage site under Churches of Chiloé's denomination [2] because of their unique form of wooden architecture known as the Chilota School of Religious Architecture on Wood. [1] [3]