Basilica del Santisimo Sacramento (Holy Sacrament) (Buenos Aires)

Argentina / Buenos Aires / Buenos Aires / San Martín, 1035
 church, basilica, historical building, architectural heritage
It stands in the heart of Retiro, in an exclusive neighborhood of Buenos Aires City. Its construction was commissioned at the beggining of the XX century by Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena, a member of one aristocratic families of that time. She used to say that if she lived in a palace, her God deserved one as well. It was finished in 1916, designed by frech architects Coulomb & Chauvet. This basilica counts with many exquisite details: marble ornaments, important stained-glass windows, venetian tiles, blue granite, brass, silver and gold. It also contains the largest organ (french) of any church in Argentina.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santisimo_Sacramento
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Coordinates:   34°35'43"S   58°22'26"W
This article was last modified 16 years ago