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Unofficial sources:
https://www.emporis.com/buildings/14...iales-colombia
Building Name:
Las Lajas Sanctuary
Native Name:
Santuario de Las Lajas
City:
Ipiales
State/Province:
Nariño
Country:
Colombia
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):
Unique church building situated in the canyon of the Guáitara River. The access to this church, which is a national landmark of Colombia, runs over a 50 metres high and 20 metres long bridge with a width of 17 metres. Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._26-27_HDR.JPG
Coordinates (with decimal fraction):
0.805486, -77.586117
Heights--
- spire:
100 metres
- other heights:
Height of bridge: 50 metres
Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...):
Built
Construction Dates--
- started:
1916
- finished:
1949
Unit count:
1
Structure Type(s):
Church, bridge
Building Use(s):
Religious
Building Style(s):
neo-Gothic
Building Materials:
Stones
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City:
Ipiales
State/Province:
Nariño
Country:
Colombia
Population: 123341
Population Source & Year:
https://www.dane.gov.co/files/censo2...2356T7T000.PDF , page 1