Architecture

Church of Atlántida, front facade and undulating side walls

Atlántida, Department of Canelones, Uruguay

Iglesia de Atlántida [Spanish]
Iglesia de Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes [Spanish]
Church of Atlántida, front facade and undulating side walls

Architecture

structure overview
Church of Atlántida

Architecture: Church of Atlántida

full/alternative names
Church of Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes
built
1959-1960
culture
Uruguayan
style/period
Modernism
work type by function
Roman Catholic church
material
brick, steel
technique
masonry, reinforced ceramic
architect
Eladio Dieste

Specifications

Specifications: Church of Atlántida

height
7.0 m
width
16.0 m
length
30.0 m
number towers
1
towers
15.0 m
bell tower

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Uruguay » Department of Canelones » Atlántida » Estación Atlántida
local language location name
Atlántida, Uruguay [Spanish]

UNESCO World Heritage Site

The work of engineer Eladio Dieste: Church of Atlántida
type
cultural
criteria
IV
designation
reference
1612

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,772 × 3,683  pixel
48.9 × 31.2 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
perspective control, colour corrected
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