Church of St. Anne
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The Church of St. Anne is located in the historic center of Santiago de Chile at the intersection of Cathedral and St. Martin was built in the neoclassical style by the Chilean architect Juan Jose Goyakolea in 1806.

In 1578 this place was built the temple. The first church building was destroyed by an earthquake in 1647. The newly erected church building collapsed completely after the next earthquake in 1730. In 1746 on the site it began construction of the third building of the temple, which was demolished at the beginning of the XIX century due to poor condition.

Another building of the church of Santa Ana was built thanks to the priest Vicente Guerrero. When he arrived in Santiago de Chile as the parish of St. Anne in 1802, the building was almost completely destroyed after two fires. Thanks to his dedication and relations parishioners could receive financial support from the government to start reconstruction of the church. The temple was designed in the neoclassical style Goyakolea Juan Jose, a student of the famous architect Toeska. Construction of a new church building, which we can now see, began in 1806 and it was consecrated in 1854, before its completion.

Since 1926, for 10 years the church has undergone significant changes. It has been completely redesigned tower, nave and vaults of the building of the temple. However, today you can still see elements of the original construction of the temple in neoclassical style. During the last major earthquake in 2010, the building was again seriously damaged and temporarily closed for restoration work.

The plan of the church is in the form of a Latin cross with two side chapels which together with the central part of the nave were built more when Juan Jose Goyakolea. Tower of the church, consisting of three tiers, situated above the central part of the temple. The tower is decorated with a clock and is surmounted by a spire. Inside the church is the altar of the work Fermin Vivacheta and antique marble baptismal font. Near the church of St. Anne is a square with a beautiful fountain, around the perimeter of the area grows larger centenary trees.

In 1970, the Church of Santa Ana was included in the list of historical monuments of Chile.

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