Bogotá Sights

Church of San Francisco

#22 of 172 things to do in Bogotá

#76 of 715 things to do in Colombia

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  • Address
    • cnr Av Jiménez & Carrera 7
  • Phone
    • 01 341 2357
  • Hours
    • 7am-7:30pm Mon-Fri, 7am-1:30pm & 5:15-7:30pm Sat & Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Church of San Francisco

Built between 1557 and 1621, the Church of San Francisco, just west of the Gold Museum, is Bogotá’s oldest surviving church. 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. It’s hard to get a close look, as masses run nearly hourly all day. It’s less intrusive to look up at the green-and-gold Mudejar ornamentation of the ceiling under the organ loft.

 

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