Architecture

Candelaria Church, ceiling of the nave with fresco paintings

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Igreja da Candelária [Portuguese]
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelária [Portuguese]
Candelaria Church, ceiling of the nave with fresco paintings

Architecture

structure overview
Candelaria Church
architectural element(s)
ceiling
technique
fresco painting
artist
João Zeferino da Costa

Architecture: Candelaria Church

full/alternative names
Church of Our Lady of Candelaria
built
1607
1775-1811
1856-1877
culture
Portuguese, Brazilian, Christian
style/period
Baroque, Neoclassical, Renaissance Revival
work type by function
Roman Catholic church
work type form/concept
Latin cross
material
granite, marble
technique
bearing walls
architect / constr. phase
1775-1811
Francisco João Roscio
original project
1856-1877
Gustav Wähneldt,
Francisco Joaquim Béthencourt da Silva,
Daniel Pedro Ferro Cardoso
extension to three naves and construction of the cupola

Specifications

Specifications: Candelaria Church

height
62.3 m
number cupolas
1
cupolas/domes
height (outer)
62.3 m
diameter (outer)
16.8 m
number towers
2

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro (State) » Rio de Janeiro » Center and Old Town » Centro
local language location name
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [Portuguese]
historical affiliations
1811-1822
Portuguese Empire
1811-1815
State of Brazil
1815-1822
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,078 × 3,223  pixel
43.0 × 27.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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