Museo Franciscano
Museo Franciscano is a museum in Lloa, Quito Canton, Pichincha. Museo Franciscano is situated nearby to the public building INEHPOL Instituto de estudios Históricos de la Policía Nacional, as well as near the church Iglesia Católica San Francisco Quito.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Quito and Palacio de Carondelet.
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Quito
Church
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The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, commonly known as el San Francisco, is a Catholic basilica that stands in the middle of the historic center of Quito, in front of the square of the same name.
Palacio de Carondelet
Government office
Carondelet Palace is the seat of government of the Republic of Ecuador, located in Quito. Access is by the public space known as Independence Square or Plaza Grande, around which are also the Archbishop's Palace, Municipal Palace, Hotel Plaza Grande, and Metropolitan Cathedral. Palacio de Carondelet is situated 260 metres east of Museo Franciscano.
Church of the Society of Jesus
Church
Photo: Maros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church and Convent of San Ignacio de Loyola de la Compañía de Jesús de Quito, also known in the Ecuadorian people simply as La Compañía, is a Catholic clerical complex located on the corner formed by calles García Moreno and Sucre, in the Historic Center of the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador. Church of the Society of Jesus is situated 170 metres southeast of Museo Franciscano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quito and Chaupicruz.
Quito
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in 1534 on the ruins of an ancient Inca city. Quito's Old City is the largest in the Americas and was one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites, recognized as the largest and most intact colonial city center remaining in the Americas.
Chaupicruz
Neighborhood
Template:Singles source Chaupicruz is an electoral parish or district of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political elections when the city was divided into 19 urban electoral parishes. Chaupicruz is situated 7 km northeast of Museo Franciscano.
Museo Franciscano
- Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM—2:30 PM - Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Lloa, Quito Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador, South America
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Latitude
-0.2198° or 0° 13′ 11″ southLongitude
-78.51494° or 78° 30′ 54″ westOpen location code
67F3QFJP+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 348039424OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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