architecture

Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar [Spanish]

Architecture

built
culture
Spanish
style/period
Baroque, Spanish colonial
work type
Roman Catholic church
form/concept
Latin cross
architect
Giovanni Andrea Bianchi, Giovanni Battista Primoli

Specifications

number towers
1

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Commune 2 » Recoleta
local language location name
Buenos Aires, Argentina [Spanish]
historical affiliations
1732-1810
Spanish Empire
1732-1776
Viceroyalty of Peru
1776-1810
Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata
1810-1831
United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata
1831-1852
Argentine Confederation
1852-1861
State of Buenos Aires
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, east elevation
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, east elevation Buenos Aires, Argentina
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, east elevation
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, east elevation Buenos Aires, Argentina
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, view of the facade from the forecourt
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, view of the facade from the forecourt Buenos Aires, Argentina
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, high altar
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, high altar Buenos Aires, Argentina
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, nave
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, nave Buenos Aires, Argentina
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, bell-gable
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, bell-gable Buenos Aires, Argentina
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, bell tower
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, bell tower Buenos Aires, Argentina