La Compañía de Jesús

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    Calle Sucre
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Around the corner from Church of El Sagrario on Calle Sucre is Ecuador's most ornate church, La Compañía de Jesús, which is capped by green-and-gold domes visible from Plaza San Francisco one block away. Seven tons of gold were supposedly used to gild the walls, ceilings and altars of La Compañía, and quiteños proudly call it the most beautiful church in the country.

The construction of this Jesuit church began in 1605, the year that the Monastery of San Francisco was completed, and it took 163 years to build.