Iglesia de la Recoleta Dominica

The construction of the first church began in 1750, in La Chimba, a district that originally not considered part of the city of Santiago, located immediately north of the Mapocho River.^[1]

By the mid-1800s, the steady increase in parishioners motivated plans for an expansion of the church and improvements to its decor. A new main altar was designed by Eusebio Chelli, who, due to the high quality of his work, was commissioned to design a new church.

The church was opened in 1882.^[2]

The church was inspired by the design of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and boasts sixty Carrara marble columns.^[2]

33°25′26″S 70°38′41″W / 33.4239°S 70.6447°W / -33.4239; -70.6447

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