🏛️ Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas

Brazil · Americas · Cultural · 20.51°S, 43.86°W

The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos is an 18th-century Roman Catholic basilica in Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was designed in the Baroque style with an Italian-inspired Rococo interior. The basilica is noted for its grand outdoor stairway with statues of Old Testament prophets. The interior has seven side chapels which illustrate the Stations of the Cross; each has a polychrome sculpture made by the artist Aleijadinho and his assistants. They are considered masterpieces of an original, moving, and expressive form of Baroque art. The basilica was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1939, and designated it as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.

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Quick facts

Country	Brazil
Continent / region	Americas
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	20.51°S, 43.86°W · view on map

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas is a cultural World Heritage site in Brazil, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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