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The construction of the basilica and convent of San Francisco began around the year 1537, just three years after the Spanish foundation of the city, with the completion of a temporary church that remained until 1550, when the construction of the current building began and which was completed around 1680.
In Spanish, (El Centro Histórico de Quito) was constructed on what was once a 16th century Inca city at 2,850 meters above sea level in the Andes Mountains near the Equator. The Colonial Center of Quito is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that stretches over 790 acres and contains 130 monumental buildings, 5,000 smaller properties in addition to ...
Convent of San Francisco may refer to: Basilica and Convent of San Francisco in Lima, Peru; Basilica and Convent of San Francisco in Quito, Ecuador; Convent of San Francisco in Mexico City, Mexico; Palace of the Convent of San Francisco in Granada, Spain
English: Superior view of the interior of the main nave of the church and Monastery of St. Francis, Quito, Ecuador.The Roman Catholic temple, finalized in the 17th century, is the largest architetural ensemble among the historical structures of colonial Latin America.
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Plaza de San Francisco in Quito. The Plaza de San Francisco (“Saint Francis Square”) is a major public square in the Historic Center of Quito, Ecuador, upon which faces La Iglesia y Monasterio de San Francisco (the Church and Convent of St. Francis) from which it takes its name. [1]
Basilica of Mission San Diego de Alcalá: 1975 United States: San Francisco, CA: Basilica of Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores) 1952 United States: San Jose, CA: Cathedral Basilica of St Joseph: 1997 United States: San Juan, TX: Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle: 1954 United States: San Juan ...
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