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Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas

Rank:

UNESCO

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Brazil

Best of: Architecture, Baroque, Christianity, Church

Description:

This sanctuary in Minais Gerais, south of Belo Horizonte was built in the second half of the 18th century. It consists of a church with a magnificent Rococo interior of Italian inspiration; an outdoor stairway decorated with statues of the prophets; and seven chapels illustrating the Stations of the Cross, in which the polychrome sculptures by Aleijadinho are masterpieces of a highly original, moving, expressive form of Baroque art. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.