Candelária Church

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Catholic church historical building tourist attraction

Candelária Church is a historic and architecturally significant Catholic church in downtown Rio de Janeiro, known for its ornate Baroque and Neoclassical design and its role in major events in Brazilian history.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Candelária Church area in downtown Rio de Janeiro	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic church ⓘ historical building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque ⓘ Neoclassical ⓘ
belongsTo	Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Baroque architecture in Brazil ⓘ Churches in Rio de Janeiro ⓘ Neoclassical church buildings in Brazil ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Brazil ⓘ
completionDate	19th century ⓘ
constructionStart	late 18th century ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Our Lady of Candelária NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
famousFor	ornate Baroque and Neoclassical design ⓘ prominent dome on Rio’s skyline ⓘ richly decorated interior ⓘ
foundedBy	Portuguese colonists ⓘ
hasDome	true ⓘ
hasFacade	ornate stone facade ⓘ
hasFeature	large central dome ⓘ marble interior decoration ⓘ painted ceilings ⓘ side chapels ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation	listed historic structure ⓘ
locatedIn	Centro, Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
material	marble ⓘ stone ⓘ
near	Avenida Presidente Vargas NERFINISHED ⓘ Praça Pio X NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
significance	important landmark in downtown Rio de Janeiro ⓘ site of major events in Brazilian history ⓘ symbol of Rio de Janeiro’s colonial heritage ⓘ
state	Rio de Janeiro (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	Catholic liturgy ⓘ funeral ceremonies ⓘ public commemorations ⓘ religious services ⓘ weddings ⓘ

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Centro (Rio de Janeiro) → hasLandmark → Candelária Church ⓘ

Games of the XXXI Olympiad → hasOlympicCauldronLocation → Candelária Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Candelária Church area in downtown Rio de Janeiro