Sacred Spaces in Chile

Discover 5 places tagged “sacred spaces” in Chile.

Toconao Bell Tower.

Toconao Bell Tower

This 18th-century tower is locally iconic.

Iglesia de Guayacan.

Coquimbo, Chile

Church of Guayacán

A charmingly unusual prefabricated metal church designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.

Iglesia de San Francisco in 2012.

Valparaiso, Chile

Iglesia de San Francisco

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

The Bahá’í Temple of South America.

Santiago, Chile

Bahá’í Temple of South America

A fantastical and futuristic temple of light built from nine monumental glass veils.

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio (Church of Our Lady of Patronage), Tenaún

Churches of Chiloé

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

Rapa Nui, Chile

‘El Gigante’ and the Moai of Rapa Nui

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

Are we missing something unusual in Chile?