🔍 Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles ⛪
📍 Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
💬 Every August 2nd, thousands of pilgrims walk to this golden Byzantine facade to honor La Negrita — making it Costa Rica’s most visited religious sanctuary.
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
Annual pilgrimage site for the August 2nd feast of the Virgin of the Angels, patroness of Costa Rica
UNESCO / Heritage Status
Costa Rican Historic Architectural Heritage (1999), National Monument (2001)
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage · Structurae