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Basilica de la Merced

Basilica de la Merced

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The Basilica de la Merced is a basilica located in Santiago, Chile.[1] It was founded by the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, has its origin in the third temple of the Basilica of La Merced that was in this site, built in 1760, its first tower was built in 1859 and its second tower in 1885 completing the building. It is a Chilean National Monument.

The Bascilica de la Merced

It is Neo-Renaissance in architecture and has a small museum with religious objects and art, including a collection of pieces from Easter Island. The collection includes a rongorongo tablet, one of 29 left in the world.[1]

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    Andrew Benson; Melissa Graham (2009). The Rough Guide to Chile. Penguin. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-4053-8381-3.

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