Great Stone Church

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The Great Stone Church is the iconic, partially ruined stone chapel at Mission San Juan Capistrano in California, famed for its historic architecture and destruction in an 1812 earthquake.

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Great Stone Church canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church building
church ruin
historic site
architecturalStyle Baroque
Spanish Colonial
associatedWith Spanish missions in California
history of Catholicism in California
seismic history of Southern California
category Buildings and structures in Orange County, California
Church ruins in the United States
Roman Catholic churches in California
Spanish Colonial architecture in California
Tourist attractions in Orange County, California
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance iconic symbol of Mission San Juan Capistrano
dateOfDestruction 1812
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
destroyedBy 1812 earthquake
hasPart arched openings
collapsed bell tower remains
stone walls
heritageDesignation California Historical Landmark
surface form: California Historical Landmark (as part of Mission San Juan Capistrano)

National Historic Landmark
surface form: National Historic Landmark (as part of Mission San Juan Capistrano)
imageSubjectOf historic photographs of Mission San Juan Capistrano
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Mission San Juan Capistrano
Orange County, California
San Juan Capistrano, California
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
materialUsed stone
notableFor association with Mission San Juan Capistrano
destruction in 1812 earthquake
partially ruined stone architecture
openToPublic yes
operator Mission San Juan Capistrano
owner Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
partOf Mission San Juan Capistrano
surface form: Mission San Juan Capistrano complex
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent 1812 earthquake destruction
stateOfConservation ruin
timePeriod Spanish colonial era in California
tourism popular visitor attraction in San Juan Capistrano
use historic landmark
place of worship (historical)
tourist attraction

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Mission San Juan Capistrano hasPart Great Stone Church