Império das Encruzilhadas

Império das Encruzilhadas is a church in Praia do Almoxarife, Horta Municipality. Império das Encruzilhadas is situated nearby to the ruins Pias, as well as near the playground Parque Infantil Tânia Botelho.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Also known as: “Império do Divino Espírito Santo das Encruzilhadas”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tambroso and Ribeirinha Lighthouse.

Tambroso

Peak

Tambroso is a mountain peak on the Azorian island of Faial. It is located in the civil parish of Ribeirinha, in the municipality of Horta. The mountain, as well as its surrounding land-forms, is geographically close to the volcanic caldera at the center of Faial. Tambroso is situated 3 km northwest of Império das Encruzilhadas.

Ribeirinha Lighthouse

Ruins

Photo: lbessier, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ribeirinha Lighthouse is a ruins, which is situated 3 km northeast of Império das Encruzilhadas.

Botanical Garden of Faial

Garden

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

The Botanical Garden of Faial is an ecological garden, component of the Faial Nature Park, established in 1986 to educate and protect the biodiversity common on Faial, an island of the Azores archipelago. Botanical Garden of Faial is situated 3½ km south of Império das Encruzilhadas.

Império das Encruzilhadas

Categories: building, temple, place of worship, and religion
Location: Praia do Almoxarife, Horta Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

38.58077° or 38° 34′ 51″ north

Longitude

-28.63126° or 28° 37′ 53″ west

Inception

1918

Open location code

89CHH9J9+8F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 698049276

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=temple

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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Highlights include Encruzilhadas and Pias.

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