San Francisco Church and Convent
The Franciscan temple of Salta, with its emblematic bell tower and intense terracotta colors, constitutes a whole cultural complex with a museum of sacred art, library and archive.
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The large single nave is covered by a barrel vault. The decoration of the dome and vault is the work of Father Luis Giorgi maintaining the stylistic unity with the exterior ornamentation. The basilica floor plan culminates in a high altar rich in colored marble. The altarpiece attached to the end wall, in neo-Renaissance style, is also the work of Giorgi.
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The Franciscan temple of Salta, with its emblematic bell tower and intense terracotta colors, constitutes a whole cultural complex with a museum of sacred art, library and archive.