Iglesia De San Francisco

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  • Address
    cnr Av Jiménez & Carrera 7, city center
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  • Phone
    341 2357

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Lonely Planet review

Completed in 1556, the Church of San Francisco is Bogotá's oldest-surviving church. It is rather sober from the outside, but the interior is elaborately decorated. Of particular interest is the extraordinary 17th-century gilded main altarpiece, which is Bogotá's largest and most elaborate piece of art of its kind. Also of note are the Mudejar ornamentation of the ceiling under the organ loft, and a collection of side altarpieces. The church is always full with worshippers.