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Spent about 20 minutes here. Took the metro University of Chile to here and walked a short distance. Free entry. The first stone was laid here in 1586 making it Santiago's oldest surviving colonial building. There is an attached colonial-art museum for a fee.
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Date of experience: January 2020
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A very beautiful church with embossed gold and paintings on the ceiling. It also has a very serene feel to the place.
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Date of experience: March 2020
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This is not a gaudy display type church. This is a living, breathing community. It just happens to be fantastically beautiful. The ceilings are like none I've ever seen. Frescoes are on the ceilings of each apse. The alter and two side altars are mostly simple and fantastic. 1st constructed in 1622 it is the oldest surviving church through the earth's activity. What a miracle. It was quiet and peaceful.…
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Date of experience: March 2020
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The San Francisco Church is a Franciscan church on Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins in downtown of Santiago. The church, along with the adjacent convent, is one of the oldest colonial-era buildings in Chile and the oldest one in Santiago. The church was consecrated in 1622. It’s bell tower was destroyed by an earthquake in 1647, while the rest of the building successfully resisted it. In 1730 another earthquake badly damaged the rebuilt tower, which was demolished in 1751. The current bell tower is of Victorian architecture and was constructed in the mid-1800s. It’s architect was Fermín Vivaceta and features a distinctive clock. Could not visit inside. Certainly would very highly recommend visiting this old church. …
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Date of experience: December 2019
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Built in 1622 it was Chile's first Catholic Church. The architecture inside the church is breathtaking. Earthquakes destroyed the clock tower twice and the one now there was built in the 1800's.
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Date of experience: January 2020
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