Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
World Heritage
Brazil
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Located in the state of Minas Gerais, south of Belo Horizonte, this sanctuary was built in the second half of the 18th century. It consists of a church with a richly decorated interior in Italianate Rococo style, an outdoor staircase decorated with statues of prophets, and seven chapels depicting the Stations of the Cross, where polychrome sculptures by Alejadinho are highly original, moving and expressive masterpieces of Baroque art.
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| end time | 1822-09-07T00:00:00Z |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Congonhas%20santuario%20matosinhos.jpg |
| instance of | Mocejón |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Jan Jerzy Radziwiłł |
| executive body | Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos |
| number of rooms | lccn-n82205250 |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/0j1ytrc |
| Commons category | Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos |
| coordinate location | Point(-43.860694444 -20.507777777) |
| heritage designation | Davos Wiesen railway station |
| native label | Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos |
| area | 2.19 |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| start time | 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | معبد بون جيسوس في كونغونياش |
| official name | Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas |
| official name | Santuario del Buen Jesús de Congonhas |
| official name | Sanctuaire du Bon Jésus à Congonhas |
| official name | ボン・ジェズス・ド・コンゴーニャスの聖所 |
| official name | Heiligdom van Bom Jesus do Congonhas |
| official name | Церковный комплекс Бон-Жесус-ду-Конгоньяс |
| official name | 孔戈尼亚斯的仁慈耶稣圣殿 |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| volume as quantity | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| inventory number | 75-T-1938 |
| heritage designation | IPHAN Good Class |
| start time | 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z |
| area | 8.77 |
| applies to part | buffer zone |