Capilla de la Caridad (Montevideo)

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Capilla de la Caridad

The Capilla de la Caridad is a Catholic church building in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo in Ciudad Vieja on Calle Maciel between 25 de Mayo and Washington .

The foundation stone was laid in 1798, the building by the architect Miguel Estévez was completed in 1807. The architect Bernardo Poncini completed the facade from 1859 to 1860 . The area on which the building stands covers an area of ​​6626 m². The twelve meter high, two-story chapel is part of the Maciel Hospital , which is housed in the building of the Hospital de San José y la Caridad that surrounds the chapel .

The Capilla de la Caridad has been classified as a Monumento Histórico Nacional since 1975 .

literature

  • Guía Arquitectónica y Urbanística de Montevideo. 3. Edition. Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo, Montevideo 2008, ISBN 978-9974-60026-3 , pp. 51, 132.

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Coordinates: 34 ° 54 ′ 29.2 ″  S , 56 ° 12 ′ 41.7 ″  W.