UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Achao, Quinchao, Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile |
Part of | Churches of Chiloé |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
Reference | 971-001 |
Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
Area | 0.165 ha (0.41 acres) |
Coordinates | 42°28′18″S 73°29′28″W / 42.47178°S 73.491032°W |
The Church of Santa María de Loreto de Achao ( Spanish: Iglesia de Santa María de Loreto de Achao) is a Roman Catholic church located in Quinchao Island's largest town, Achao. Often referred to as the Church of Achao ( Spanish: Iglesia de Achao), is within the Diocese of Ancud, and was built around 1740 when Chiloé Archipelago was still a part of the Spanish Crown possessions. [1]
The Achao church is one of the oldest traditional Chiloé churches built in the 18th and 19th centuries, and survives almost intact from de Jesuit mission era. [2] It belongs to a group of 16 iconic wooden churches that were declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the Churches of Chiloé's denomination [3] because of their unique form of wooden architecture known as the Chilota School of Religious Architecture on Wood. [1] [4]
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Achao, Quinchao, Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile |
Part of | Churches of Chiloé |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
Reference | 971-001 |
Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
Area | 0.165 ha (0.41 acres) |
Coordinates | 42°28′18″S 73°29′28″W / 42.47178°S 73.491032°W |
The Church of Santa María de Loreto de Achao ( Spanish: Iglesia de Santa María de Loreto de Achao) is a Roman Catholic church located in Quinchao Island's largest town, Achao. Often referred to as the Church of Achao ( Spanish: Iglesia de Achao), is within the Diocese of Ancud, and was built around 1740 when Chiloé Archipelago was still a part of the Spanish Crown possessions. [1]
The Achao church is one of the oldest traditional Chiloé churches built in the 18th and 19th centuries, and survives almost intact from de Jesuit mission era. [2] It belongs to a group of 16 iconic wooden churches that were declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the Churches of Chiloé's denomination [3] because of their unique form of wooden architecture known as the Chilota School of Religious Architecture on Wood. [1] [4]