Blue sky frontal view of the wooden Cathedral of Our lady of the Rosary, Plaza de Armas, Ancud, Chiloe Island, Chile

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Pope Gregory XV1 created the Diocese of San Carlos of Ancud on July 1st 1840. The original Cathedral, with a 70 metre tall clock tower, was badly damaged in 1960 by the earthquake centred on Chiloe Island. Repair was considered too expensive, resulting in this wooden replacement.

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Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Plaza de Armas, Ancud, Chiloe Island, Patagonia, Chile
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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