Cathedral of Our Lady of Nahuel Huapi

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Cathedral of Our Lady of Nahuel Huapi
Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Nahuel Huapi
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Nahuel Huapi
Location San Carlos de Bariloche
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Administration
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Nahuel Huapi [1] (Spanish : Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Nahuel Huapi) [2] Also San Carlos de Bariloche Cathedral is the main Catholic cathedral within the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, in Patagonia Argentina. [3] It is located in large plot of land close to the Nahuel Huapi Lake, surrounded by beautiful gardens, and is within the Diocese of Bariloche, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca.

For the construction of the cathedral of Bariloche, the architect Alejandro Bustillo [4] offered his project for free. His sentiment was oriented in a Gothic Revival style with French reminiscences.

It was built between 1942 and 1944. The stained glass windows were laid in 1947.

See also

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References

  1. Catedral Nuestra Señora del Nahuel Huapi
  2. El "medico nuevo" en la aldea (in Spanish). Grupo Abierto Communicaciones. 1963-01-01. ISBN   9789871121267.
  3. Diccionario de arquitectura en la Argentina: A-B (in Spanish). Diario de Arquitectura de Clarín. 2004-01-01. ISBN   9789507824234.
  4. Méndez, Patricia (2005-01-01). Alejandro Bustillo: La Construcción Del Escenario Urbano (in Spanish). Cedodal, Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Espana. ISBN   9789871033126.

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