Church of San Juan Bautista, Dalcahue
The Church of San Juan Bautista de San Juan de Coquihuil (Spanish: Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de San Juan de Coquihuil) is a Roman Catholic church located in the Chilean hamlet of San Juan, commune of Dalcahue in Chiloé Island. Commonly referred to as «Church of San Juan» —Spanish: Iglesia de San Juan—, is within the Diocese of Ancud; its construction was finished around 1887.
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
San Juan Church's facade | |
| Location | Dalcahue, Chiloé Island, Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile |
| Part of | Churches of Chiloé |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
| Reference | 971-013 |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| Area | 0.186 ha (0.46 acres) |
| Coordinates | 42°20′06″S 73°30′15″W |
Location of Church of San Juan Bautista, Dalcahue in Chiloé Church of San Juan Bautista, Dalcahue (Los Lagos) Church of San Juan Bautista, Dalcahue (Chile) | |
This church is one of the 16 traditional Chiloé wooden churches built in the 18th and 19th centuries that were declared as a World Heritage site under Churches of Chiloé's denomination because of their unique form of wooden architecture known as the Chilota School of Religious Architecture on Wood.
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