Church of San Francisco, Santiago

Los Lagos Region · Chile

Church of San Francisco, Santiago, Chile
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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The oldest surviving building in the Chilean capital, this colonial church and convent has weathered repeated earthquakes since the sixteenth century. Its red tower and shaded cloister anchor a busy avenue.

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