1732 - Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar / Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar - Recoleta (Buenos Aires)
S 34° 35.211 W 058° 23.512
21H E 372349 N 6171891
On the front facade of the Baroque Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar), located in Buenos Aires barrio (district) Recoleta, you can find depicted date 1732 marking the church's foundation.
Waymark Code: WMN1JB
Location: Argentina
Date Posted: 12/07/2014
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On the front facade of the Baroque Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar), located in Buenos Aires barrio (district) Recoleta, you can find depicted date 1732 marking the church's foundation.
White Basílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar, the key structure of the former Franciscan convent in Recoleta, belongs among the most beautiful examples of colonial Baroque architecture in Argentina. The church was built together with convent of reformed Fransciscan order (so called Recollets or Recoletos) thanks to activity and sponsosrhip of Captain Pedro Bustinza and merchant Juan de Narbonne. The church was dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar in remembrance and tribute to Narbonne' hometown, Zaragoza, where is famous basilica bearing the same name. The convent buldings were built the first, between 1715-1721, the church itself with 30 m high main belfry - work of architects Andrés Blanqui and Bautista Prímoli - was finished in 1732. The Franciscan bishop of Asuncion (Paraguay) consecrated the church on May 30, 1734.
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