architecture

Jesuit Mission of Jesús de Tavarangue

Jesús de Tavarangüé, Itapúa, Paraguay

Misión jesuítica de Jesús de Tavarangüé [Spanish]

Architecture

built
1685-1767
culture
Christian, Spanish, Guarani
work type by function
reduction, building complex, archaeological site
architect
Antonio Forcada
patronage
Francisco García, Jerónimo Tiburon

Specifications

area
158,838 m²

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Paraguay » Itapúa » Jesús de Tavarangüé
local language location name
location:
Jesús de Tavarangüé [Spanish]
country:
Paraguay [Spanish]
Paraguái [Guarani]
historical affiliations
1685-1811
Spanish Empire
1685-1776
Viceroyalty of Peru
1776-1811
Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue
type
cultural
criteria
IV
designation
reference
648
Jesuit Mission of Jesús de Tavarangue, church, northwest elevation
Jesuit Mission of Jesús de Tavarangue, church, northwest elevation Jesús de Tavarangüé, Itapúa, Paraguay
Jesuit Mission of Jesús de Tavarangue, church, main facade (northwest elevation)
Jesuit Mission of Jesús de Tavarangue, church, main facade (northwest elevation) Jesús de Tavarangüé, Itapúa, Paraguay
Jesuit Mission of Jesús de Tavarangue, church, pilaster with ornaments
Jesuit Mission of Jesús de Tavarangue, church, pilaster with ornaments Jesús de Tavarangüé, Itapúa, Paraguay