Church of the Society of Jesus

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The Church of the Society of Jesus, commonly known as La Compañía, is a Baroque Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador, renowned for its lavish gold-leaf interior and intricate façade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church ⓘ
Jesuit church ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
affiliation Society of Jesus ⓘ
architecturalStyle Andean Baroque ⓘ
Baroque ⓘ
Spanish Baroque ⓘ
city Quito ⓘ
cityHeritageContext one of the most important churches in colonial Quito ⓘ
commonName La Compañía ⓘ
constructionEnd 1765 ⓘ
constructionPeriod 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1605 ⓘ
country Ecuador ⓘ
countryCapitalContext Quito is the capital of Ecuador ⓘ
linked to: Quito
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
function place of worship ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ
hasFacadeFeature sculpted saints ⓘ
twisted columns ⓘ
hasFacadeStyle Baroque façade ⓘ
hasInteriorFeature Mudejar-style ceiling ⓘ
main gilded altar ⓘ
painted dome ⓘ
side chapels richly decorated ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "City of Quito" ⓘ
knownFor Moorish-inspired ceiling ⓘ
Solomonic columns ⓘ
elaborate woodcarvings ⓘ
extensive interior decoration ⓘ
intricate façade ⓘ
lavish gold-leaf interior ⓘ
ornate altars ⓘ
use of gold leaf ⓘ
liturgicalTradition Latin Rite ⓘ
locatedIn Historic Center of Quito ⓘ
Quito ⓘ
locatedOn García Moreno Street ⓘ
materialUsed gold leaf ⓘ
stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
nativeName Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús ⓘ
near Plaza de la Independencia ⓘ
Quito Metropolitan Cathedral ⓘ
linked to: Cathedral of Quito
region Pichincha Province ⓘ
religiousOrder Society of Jesus ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Historic Center of Quito was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1978 ⓘ

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Historic Center of Quito → hasPart → Church of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
Hotel Plaza Grande → nearbyAttraction → Church of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
Calle García Moreno → locatedNear → Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Society of Jesus