Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced (Quito)
The Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced
The Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced is located in the Ecuadorian capital Quito. The white building has five domes and a square tower. The building is decorated with Incan and Moorish inscriptions. Construction started in 1701. The tower was completed in 1736 and the basilica was consecrated in 1747.
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- Jonathan Glancey: Architectuur - ISBN 90-269-2993-5, page 298 (Dutch)
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Coordinates: 0°13′06″S 78°30′49″W / 0.2182°S 78.5137°W
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- Roman Catholic churches in Quito
- Basilica churches in Ecuador
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1747
- 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Ecuador
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