Chiloé wooden churches

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The Chiloé wooden churches are a group of historic, Jesuit-influenced timber churches on Chile’s Chiloé Archipelago, renowned for their unique fusion of European and indigenous architecture and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
group of churches
architecturalStyle Chilota School of Architecture
Jesuit-influenced architecture
vernacular architecture
associatedWith Chilote seafaring traditions
Franciscan missions
surface form: Franciscan missions in Chiloé

Chiloé wooden churches self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jesuit missions in Chiloé

local religious festivals
builtFor Catholic missionary work
constructionTechnique traditional timber framing
wooden joinery without metal nails
continent South America
country Chile
governingBody Catholic Church in Chile
surface form: Roman Catholic Church in Chile
hasComponent Church of Nercón
surface form: Church of Nuestra Señora de Gracia, Nercón

Church of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, Dalcahue
Church of San Francisco, Castro
Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao
heritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
influencedBy European architecture
Society of Jesus
indigenous Chono traditions
indigenous Huilliche traditions
languageOfLiturgicalUse Spanish
locatedIn Chile
Chiloé Archipelago
Los Lagos Region
locatedOnIsland Chiloé Archipelago
surface form: Chiloé Island

Quinchao Island
material wood
notableFor distinctive towers and porticos
fusion of European and indigenous architectural traditions
use of local timber and traditional carpentry
wooden shingle cladding
numberOfComponentSites 16
partOf Catholic churches in Chile
Chilota culture
periodOfConstruction 18th century
19th century
region Chiloé Province
religion Roman Catholicism
UNESCOSiteCategory cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 2000
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 971

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Los Lagos Region hasCulturalHeritage Chiloé wooden churches
Castro regionSpecialty Chiloé wooden churches
Chiloé wooden churches associatedWith Chiloé wooden churches self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jesuit missions in Chiloé
Chiloé Province hasUNESCOSite Chiloé wooden churches
this entity surface form: Churches of Chiloé
Church of Nercón partOf Chiloé wooden churches
this entity surface form: Churches of Chiloé
Church of Nercón UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName Chiloé wooden churches
this entity surface form: Churches of Chiloé