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Event religious Americas

Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús

1605 CE

Jewel of Spanish Baroque, with seven tonnes of gold leaf covering its interior, in…

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Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador

Church of La Compañía, Quito on Wikipedia.

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Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús

1605 CE – still standing

Jewel of Spanish Baroque, with seven tonnes of gold leaf covering its interior, in Quito

Standing in 1605 CE

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Church of La Compañía, Quito Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0