travel south america uruguay colonia del sacramento basilica of the blessed sacrament
ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: TOMAS TORIBIO (1810)
The Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic parish church in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.
The parish was established on 2 February, 1680, and the present church dates to 1810.
The 1810 church was destroyed by lightning and restored between 1836, 1841, and 1976 by architects Jose Terra Carve Antonio Cravotto, and Miguel Angel Odriozola.
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Exterior, Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay, 2024,
Entry door, Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay, 2024,
Side wall with beam holes often occupied by doves, Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay, 2024,
Detail of old walls and column, Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay, 2024,
Interior nave, Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay, 2024,
Altar, Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay, 2024,
Side vestibule, Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay, 2024,
Side vestibule, Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay, 2024,
Side altar piece, Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay, 2024,
Historical plaque, Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay, 2024,
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