🔍 Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles ⛪
📍 Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
💬 Rebuilt in Byzantine style after Cartago’s devastating 1910 earthquake, this basilica marks the spot where La Negrita, Costa Rica’s patron saint, was reportedly found in 1635.
Architecture
Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles
Basic ID
Name / Title
Basilica de los Angeles
Location
Cartago, Costa Rica
Type
Church
Design & Structure
Architect / Designer
Luis Llach (plan), Fabio Garnier (facades)
Architectural Style
Byzantine / historicist eclectic
Height
Twin-tower facade, double-transept plan
Material(s)
Stone, concrete, ornamental ironwork
Uses
Active Catholic basilica and Costa Rica's principal pilgrimage site
Origin & History
Year of Completion
1930
Historical / Cultural Significance
Built on the site where the Virgin of the Angels (La Negrita), patroness of Costa Rica, was reportedly found in 1635; rebuilt after the 1910 earthquake
UNESCO / Heritage Status
Costa Rican Historic Architectural Heritage (1999), National Monument (2001)
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage · Structurae