Iglesia de Santa Ana (Santiago de Chile)

The Iglesia de Santa Ana is a Catholic church in downtown Santiago de Chile. It is located at the northwest corner of Catedral and San Martín streets. The church was declared as a National Monument of Chile in 1970, within the category of Historic Monuments.[1] Santa Ana metro station is named after the church.

Iglesia de Santa Ana
Religion
AffiliationCatholic
Location
LocationSantiago
CountryChile
Geographic coordinates33°26′16″S 70°39′31″W / 33.437806°S 70.658715°W / -33.437806; -70.658715

History

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The first church was built in 1586. The 1647 Santiago earthquake destroyed that church and the 1730 Valparaíso earthquake destroyed the rebuilt church.[1] The present structure began to be built in 1806 after the demolition of the third church building. Its construction lasted several decades and was inaugurated in 1854 despite being unfinished.[1]

Architecture

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The church was designed with a Latin cross plan.[2] The front facade features eight Doric columns.[2] A three-stage tower rises from the southernmost ridge line, which runs parallel the front facade.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Iglesia Santa Ana, con su plazoleta". Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Martínez, Leticia y Díaz, Cristian (2011). "Iglesia de Santa Ana". Iglesias Patrimoniales. Retrieved 9 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)