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Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Arequipa

Arequipa Province, Peru

Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Arequipa
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Arequipa. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco is a church and heritage site in the historic center of Arequipa, Peru. It is characterized by its tuff walls and brick vault with a single nave, in addition to its Andean Baroque style. The church of San Francisco is one of the largest in the city of Arequipa. It has a site museum, interesting art gallery and a library with more than 20 thousand volumes.

Monastery data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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