Architecture

Candelaria Church, dome

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Igreja da Candelária [Portuguese]
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelária [Portuguese]
Candelaria Church, dome

Architecture

architectural element(s)
dome
artist(s)
João Zeferino da Costa

Architecture: Candelaria Church

full/alternative names
Church of Our Lady of Candelaria
built
1607
1775-1877
culture
Portuguese, Brazilian
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
Francisco João Roscio, Gustav Wähneldt, Francisco Joaquim Béthencourt da Silva, Daniel Pedro Ferro Cardoso

Specifications

Specifications: Candelaria Church

height
63.5 m
number cupolas
1
cupolas/domes
height (outer)
63.5 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]

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,470 × 3,754  pixel
46.3 × 31.8 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
perspective control, colour corrected
copyrights
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