Church of Tenaún
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The Church of Tenaún is a historic wooden Catholic church on Chile’s Chiloé Island, renowned as part of the UNESCO-listed Chiloé Churches for its distinctive Chilote architecture and cultural significance.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chiloé Church
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ historic monument ⓘ wooden church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chilote architecture
ⓘ
wooden ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chilote culture
ⓘ
Franciscan missionary tradition in Chiloé ⓘ Jesuit missionary tradition in Chiloé ⓘ |
| builtWith |
native timber
ⓘ
wooden shingles ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
center of local community life
ⓘ
symbol of Chilote religious heritage ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| function | parish church ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bell tower
ⓘ
central nave and side aisles ⓘ portico with columns ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Monument of Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | protected under Chilean law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chiloé Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dalcahue NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Lagos Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenaún NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific coast of Chiloé Island ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive wooden tower
ⓘ
integration with local landscape ⓘ painted wooden façade ⓘ traditional carpentry techniques ⓘ |
| partOf | Chiloé Archipelago wooden churches tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Patagonia cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| roofType | wooden shingle roof ⓘ |
| tourism | popular cultural tourism site ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (ix) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Churches of Chiloé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 2000 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.