Igreja São Francisco de Assis - Ouro Preto, Brazil - Baroque Architecture on Waymarking.com

"The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is a Rococo Catholic church in Ouro Preto, Brazil.

Its erection began in 1766 after a design by the great Brazilian architect and sculptor Antônio Francisco Lisboa, the so-called Aleijadinho, who also designed the carved decorations inside, which were only finished towards the end of the 19th century. The circular bell towers and the oculus closed by a relief were original features in religious architecture of that time in Brazil.

The façade has a single entrance door under a fine stone frontispiece, surmounted by a relief depicting Saint Francis receiving the stigmata. The interior is richly decorated with golden woodwork, statues and paintings, and the wooden ceiling displays a beautiful painting by Manuel da Costa Athayde on a Marian subject, one of his best works." (visit link)

Style: Rococo Type of building (structure): Large religious building (church, monastery, synagogue...) Date of origin:: 1766 Address: Largo de Coimbra S/N Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil Architect(s): Not listed Web site of the object (if exists): Not listed

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