Basílica del Salvador explained

Basílica del Salvador
Location:Huérfanos Street & Almirante Barroso Street
Santiago, Chile
Country:Chile
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Coordinates:-33.4413°N -70.6618°W
Pushpin Map:Chile
Consecrated Date:1900
Status:Minor basilica
Functional Status:"Inactive"
Architect:Teodoro Burchard
Style:Neo Gothic
Completed Date:1932
Capacity:5000
Materials:Brick
Diocese:Archdiocese of Santiago

The Basílica del Salvador is a basilica located at the corner of Huérfanos Street and Almirante Barroso Street in the Barrio Brasil of Santiago de Chile. The basilica was designed by the German architect Teodoro Burchard in the Neo Gothic style.[1] It was renovated by Josué Smith Solar in 1932. Two earthquakes, one in 1985 and the other in 2010, badly damaged the basilica.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Basílica del Salvador . . Spanish . 11 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112041057/http://www.monumentos.cl/OpenSupport_Monumento/asp/PopUpFicha/ficha_publica.asp?monumento=207 . 12 November 2013 .