Salt Cathedral

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The Salt Cathedral is an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a former salt mine in Zipaquirá, Colombia, renowned as a major religious and tourist attraction.

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Salt Cathedral canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church
place of worship
tourist attraction
underground church
annualVisitors hundreds of thousands of visitors per year
architecturalStyle modern religious architecture carved in rock salt
builtIn tunnels of a former salt mine
constructionStartDate 1950
country Colombia
dedicatedTo Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
Our Lady of the Rosary NERFINISHED
denomination Catholic Church NERFINISHED
distanceFromCapital about 48 kilometers north of Bogotá
function pilgrimage site
place for Catholic liturgical services
tourist destination
hasChapel Chapel of the Nativity NERFINISHED
Chapel of the Resurrection NERFINISHED
hasFeature Stations of the Cross carved in salt NERFINISHED
chapels and altars carved into salt rock
large central cross carved in salt
lighting effects highlighting salt formations
three main naves
underground dome
hasType salt mine church
heritageStatus considered one of Colombia’s architectural achievements
inaugurationDate 1954
languageOfSignage Spanish
locatedIn Zipaquirá NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Cundinamarca Department NERFINISHED
locatedInOrOn Zipaquirá salt mine NERFINISHED
locatedNear Bogotá savanna NERFINISHED
material rock salt
nearbyAttraction Parque de la Sal NERFINISHED
notableFor being built inside a working salt mine
large underground cross
symbolic representation of the life of Jesus through the Stations of the Cross
offers cultural events
guided tours
religious services
operator Diocese of Zipaquirá NERFINISHED
reconstructionStartDate 1991
religion Roman Catholicism
reopeningDate 1995
tourismCategory cultural tourism
geological tourism
religious tourism
undergroundDepth about 180 meters

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Zipaquirá Municipality knownFor Salt Cathedral