Basilica of San Francisco, La Paz
The Basilica of San Francisco in the city of La Paz, Bolivia, is a Catholic church under the advocation of Francis of Assisi. It is located in the center of the city, in the square that bears its name, Plaza San Francisco.
- Roman Catholic church
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,640 metres (11,950 feet)
- …dates from 1758
- …has 3 floors
- Description: church in La Paz
- Address: Avenida Montes, La Paz
- Also known as“Basilica of San Francisco, La Paz, Bolivia”“Saint Francisco Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Plaza San Francisco
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Casa Grande del Pueblo
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370 metres east of Basilica of San Francisco, La Paz
Plaza Murillo
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420 metres east of Basilica of San Francisco, La Paz
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Paz and Calacoto.
Calacoto
Suburb
Calacoto or Qalaqutu is a neighborhood in La Paz Municipality, Bolivia.
7 km southeast of Basilica of San Francisco, La Paz
Basilica of San Francisco, La Paz
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Latitude
-16.49648° or 16° 29′ 47″ south
Longitude
-68.1374° or 68° 8′ 15″ west
Open location code
57MHGV37+C2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Basilica of San Francisco, La Paz” goes by many names.
باسيليكا سان فرانسيسكوArabic
圣佛朗西斯科教堂Chinese
聖佛朗西斯科教堂Chinese
Basilica of San Francisco, La Paz, BoliviaDutch
كنيسه باسيليكا سان فرانسيسكوEgyptian Arabic
בזיליקת סן פרנסיסקו (לה פאס)Hebrew
Basilika Santo Fransiskus, La PazIndonesian
Basilica minore di San FrancescoItalian
chiesa di San FranciscoItalian
サンフランシスコ大聖堂Japanese
Базилика Святого ФранцискаRussian
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