Architecture

Basilica of the Most Holy Sacrament, west elevation

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, west elevation

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
work type by function
material
technique
architect

Geography

local language location name
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay [Spanish]
historical affiliations

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
IV
designation
reference
747

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
4,241 × 5,469  pixel
35.9 × 46.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, perspective control, colour corrected
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