Architecture

Basilica of the Most Holy Sacrament, front with towers

Colonia del Sacramento, Department of Colonia, Uruguay

Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento [Spanish]
Basílica do Santíssimo Sacramento [Portuguese]
Iglesia Matriz [Spanish]
Basilica of the Most Holy Sacrament, front with towers

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.

Architecture: Basilica of the Most Holy Sacrament

built
1808-1810
1836-1841
1976
destroyed/demolished
1823
culture
Spanish, Portuguese, Christian
style/period
Spanish colonial, Portuguese colonial
work type by function
Roman Catholic church
material
stone, brick
technique
masonry
architect
Tomás Toribio

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Uruguay » Department of Colonia » Colonia del Sacramento » Historic Quarter
local language location name
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay [Spanish]
historical affiliations
1810-1811
Spanish Empire
1811-1817
Federal League
1817-1822
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
1822-1828
Empire of Brazil

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
type
cultural
criteria
IV
designation
reference
747

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,302 × 3,545  pixel
44.9 × 30.0 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
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