San Francisco Church (Valparaíso)
San Francisco Church () is a Catholic church located in Barón Hill, Valparaíso, Chile. The church served as lighthouse to the navigants who were arriving Valparaíso until the early 20th century, being the first recognizable point of the city. Valparaíso is often nicknamed with the diminutive form of Francisco: ''Pancho''. The church was constructed by the Franciscan community. The construction works ended in 1846. The building was remodeled in 1890 by architect Eduardo Provasoli. The church was named National Monuments of Chile, National Monument of Chile on 19 July 1983. In the middle of a reconstruction process after the 2010 Chile earthquake, the church was severely damaged by a fire in September 2010. It was once again affected by a fire in August 2013 close to its re-inauguration by President Sebastián Piñera. It was reopened following an extensive restoration process in May 2024. Fires 1983 San Francisco Church suffered a fire on 4 February 1983. It was reconstructe ...
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Iglesia De San Francisco, Cerro Barón, Valparaíso 20240817 01
Iglesia may refer to: * Iglesia, the Spanish form of Church (other), church * Iglesia Department * Iglesia ni Cristo * Iglesia Filipina Independiente * Iglesia (Madrid Metro), Iglesia (Metro Madrid), a station on Line 1 {{disambiguation ...
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