Church of Quinchao

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The Church of Quinchao is a historic wooden Catholic church in Chile’s Chiloé Archipelago, renowned as one of the largest and most architecturally significant of the UNESCO-listed Chilote churches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chilote church ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
wooden church ⓘ
architecturalStyle Chilote wooden architecture ⓘ
architecturalType basilica-type church ⓘ
associatedWith Chilote culture ⓘ
maritime traditions of Chiloé ⓘ
builtFor local Catholic community of Quinchao ⓘ
conservationStatus protected historic structure ⓘ
constructionTechnique traditional timber framing ⓘ
wood joinery without metal nails ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
culturalRegion Chiloé ⓘ
linked to: Chiloé Archipelago
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Ancud ⓘ
floorPlan longitudinal plan ⓘ
foundedBy Jesuit missionaries ⓘ
hasAltarOrientation east–west ⓘ
hasFeature portico with arches ⓘ
three-aisled interior ⓘ
wooden belfry ⓘ
wooden nave ⓘ
wooden tower ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Monument of Chile ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Chiloé Archipelago ⓘ
Los Lagos Region ⓘ
Quinchao Island ⓘ
southern Chile ⓘ
material wood ⓘ
notableFor architectural significance ⓘ
large scale compared to other Chilote churches ⓘ
partOf Churches of Chiloé ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roofMaterial wooden shingles ⓘ
significance key example of Latin American wooden ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
one of the largest churches in the Chiloé Archipelago ⓘ
UNESCOSiteCategory Churches of Chiloé World Heritage Site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2000 ⓘ
usedFor Catholic liturgy ⓘ
local religious festivals ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
visitorAttraction architectural historians ⓘ
religious pilgrims ⓘ
tourists ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chiloé Archipelago → hasCulturalHeritageSite → Church of Quinchao ⓘ
Chiloé Province → hasHeritageSite → Church of Quinchao ⓘ
Chiloé Province → hasHeritageSite → Church of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria in Quinchao ⓘ
linked to: Church of Quinchao
Quinchao Island → hasUNESCOSite → Church of Quinchao ⓘ