architecture
Basilica of the Most Holy Sacrament
Colonia del Sacramento, Department of Colonia, Uruguay
Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento [Spanish]
Basílica do Santíssimo Sacramento [Portuguese]
Iglesia Matriz [Spanish]
Architecture
When the town was founded in 1680, a first simple chapel made of straw and clay was built, which is why the structure is considered the oldest church in Uruguay. The current structure, built in 1810, was erected on the ruins of a stone predecessor built in 1699 and destroyed in 1777.
built
1808-1810
1836-1841
1976
destroyed/demolished
1823
culture
style/period
work type by function
technique
architect
Geography
local language location name
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay [Spanish]
historical affiliations
1810-1811
1811-1817
1822-1828
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
IV
designation
reference
747
