Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area
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The Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area is a renowned underground religious and tourist complex built within a former salt mine near the town of Zipaquirá in Colombia.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
salt mine complex
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ underground religious complex ⓘ |
| access | guided tours ⓘ |
| builtWithin | former salt mine ⓘ |
| climate | cool underground temperature ⓘ |
| contains |
Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
ⓘ
Stations of the Cross ⓘ chapels ⓘ crosses carved in salt ⓘ lighting installations ⓘ main nave ⓘ museum of mining ⓘ restaurant areas ⓘ salt sculptures ⓘ souvenir shops ⓘ underground tunnels ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| distanceFromBogotá | about 48 kilometres ⓘ |
| formerUse | industrial salt extraction ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | halite (rock salt) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural heritage site in Colombia ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| lightingStyle | artistic colored illumination ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cundinamarca region
ⓘ
surface form:
Cundinamarca Department
Zipaquirá ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bogotá ⓘ |
| managedBy | local and private operators under Colombian regulations ⓘ |
| materialUsed | rock salt ⓘ |
| mineType | underground salt mine ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Zipaquirá ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | place of worship ⓘ |
| region |
Andean Region of Colombia
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean region of Colombia
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousUse |
site for Catholic masses
ⓘ
site for pilgrimages ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures |
emergency exits
ⓘ
ventilation systems ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction | tourist destination ⓘ |
| ticketRequired | yes ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
geological tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ |
| undergroundDepth | about 180 meters ⓘ |
| visitorAttractionRank | one of Colombia's most visited tourist sites ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cundinamarca