Church of the Atonement (Templo Expiatorio del Santisimo Sacramento) description and photos - Mexico: Guadalajara (Topic)

Church of the Atonement (Templo Expiatorio del Santisimo Sacramento) description and photos - Mexico: Guadalajara. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Templo Expiatorio del Santisimo Sacramento.

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The neo-Gothic Church of the Atonement in Guadalajara is the greatest piece of architectural art. This is one of the most beautiful temples in Mexico. It took 75 years to build. Its construction began on August 15, 1897, and ended in 1972.

The idea of building a temple dedicated to the Holy Gifts of Jesus Christ in Guadalajara appeared at the end of the 19th century. Then a commission was created from ordinary townspeople, which was responsible for the project of the temple and its implementation. Archbishop Pedro Loza y Pardave of Guadalajara, together with these active believers, announced a creative competition for the development of plans for the future church. The best project was the work of the famous architect Adam Boari, who arrived from Italy at the invitation of the President of Mexico, Porfirio Diaz. It is Boari who is the creator of the Palace of Fine Arts and the Palace of Mayor Correo in Mexico City.

Recently, a scandal erupted in Mexico. New research, presented at the Museum of the City of Guadalajara at the Three Secrets of Guadalajara exhibition, suggests that the design for the Church of the Atonement was actually designed by Salvador Collado, the Mexican architect who also created the Archdeacon Bridge.

There is a long list of distinctive features of the Temple of Atonement. Tourists are amazed by the pronounced Gothic turrets, which give the appearance of the temple swiftness and lightness, luxurious stained-glass windows casting colorful sunbeams on the floor slabs, as well as the amazing beauty of the frescoes in the local chapel, created in 1938-1939. They are by the local painter Jose Clemente Orozco. Another attraction of the church is the clock, during the battle of which figures depicting the 12 apostles replace each other.

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