Sacred places in Argentina: temples, churches, shrines and mosques

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Catholicism · Buenos Aires (tỉnh) · 1890 tới 1935Basilica of Our Lady of LujánBasílica de Nuestra Señora de Luján, Basílica Nacional de Luján, Basílica de Luján, Basilica of Our Lady of Luján, Đức Mẹ Luján

Argentina's largest Gothic Revival basilica, housing the 38 cm terracotta statue of Our Lady of Luján that according to tradition halted beside the Luján River in 1630 when the ox-cart carrying it refused to move further. Designed by the French architect Ulrico Courtois with twin towers rising 106 meters, it was inaugurated in 1910, elevated to a minor basilica in 1930, completed with its towers in 1935, and serves as the destination of a roughly 60 km youth walking pilgrimage each October.

Monumento Histórico Nacional (Argentina, 1998)Trung tâm thành phố Luján, Partido de Luján, Provincia de Buenos Aires

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Catholicism · Autonomous City of Buenos Aires · Đặt nền móng đầu tiên ngày 11 tháng 6 năm 1580 bởi Juan de Garay; tòa nhà thứ sáu hiện hữu khởi công năm 1752 theo thiết kế của Antonio Masella và cung hiến năm 1791; mặt tiền 12 cột Tân cổ điển xây dựng năm 1822 tới 1863 bởi Prosper Catelin và Joseph Dubourdieu; Lăng mộ Tướng José de San Martín hoàn thành năm 1880Buenos Aires Metropolitan CathedralCatedral Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, Catedral de la Santisima Trinidad de Buenos Aires

The mother church of the Catholic Church in Argentina standing on historic Plaza de Mayo since the city's founding in 1580, renowned for its towerless twelve-column Neoclassical portico, its 1785 gilded Rococo high altar, the Mausoleum of Liberator General Jose de San Martin, and its fifteen-year ministry under Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio before his election as Pope Francis.

Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of Argentina and National Historic Monument of the Argentine Republic (Decree No. 120.412 of May 21, 1942)San Martin 27 / Rivadavia 437, Plaza de Mayo, San Nicolas Neighborhood, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic

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Islam · Autonomous City of Buenos Aires · Nhà nước Argentina cấp khu đất rộng 3,4 hécta tại quận Palermo năm 1995; khởi công xây dựng năm 1996 theo thiết kế của kiến trúc sư Ả Rập Xê Út Zuhair Fayez và khánh thành trọng thể ngày 25 tháng 9 năm 2000King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center, Buenos AiresCentro Cultural Islamico Custodio de las Dos Sagradas Mezquitas Rey Fahd, Mezquita de Palermo

The largest mosque and Islamic cultural and educational complex in Latin America, spanning 34,000 square meters in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, designed in classical and Najdi geometric travertine stone by Saudi architect Zuhair Fayez with twin 45-meter minarets and inaugurated on September 25, 2000.

Largest Mosque and Islamic Cultural Center in Latin AmericaAvenida Intendente Bullrich 55 (at Avenida del Libertador), Palermo District, C1425 Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic

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Catholicism · Cordoba Province · Dòng Tên định cư tại Córdoba năm 1599 và lập Tỉnh dòng Paraguay năm 1607; thành lập Đại học Córdoba năm 1613; xây dựng Nhà thờ Dòng Tên từ năm 1640 tới 1671 với vòm gỗ hình thân tàu úp ngược của Philippe Lemaire và năm trang trại Caroya (1616), Jesús María (1618), Santa Catalina (1622), Alta Gracia (1643), La Candelaria (1683)Jesuit Block and Estancias of CordobaManzana Jesuitica y Estancias de Cordoba, Jesuit Block and Estancias of Cordoba UNESCO World Heritage Site

A unique seventeenth- and eighteenth-century religious, educational, and agro-industrial system created by the Society of Jesus between 1599 and 1767 (inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, Ref. 995), uniting the urban Jesuit Block in Cordoba (housing Argentina's oldest church with its inverted ship-hull cedar vault and the 1613 University of Cordoba) with five rural missionary estancias across the Sierras of Cordoba.

UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed November 29, 2000, Ref. 995) and National Historic Monument of ArgentinaObispo Trejo 242 (at Caseros Street), Historic Center of Cordoba and five rural Estancias across Cordoba Province, Argentine Republic

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Catholicism · Misiones Province · Khởi lập lần đầu năm 1610 tại vùng Guayrá bởi hai linh mục Dòng Tên José Cataldino và Simón Maceta; thiên di dọc sông Paraná năm 1631 dưới sự dẫn dắt của Cha Antonio Ruiz de Montoya; định cư và xây dựng quần thể đá sa thạch đỏ tại vị trí hiện tại từ năm 1696 tới 1724 theo thiết kế của tu huynh kiến trúc sư Giuseppe BrasanelliJesuit Mission of San Ignacio MiniReduccion Jesuitica de San Ignacio Mini, Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis UNESCO World Heritage Site

The best-preserved Jesuit-Guarani mission reduction in Argentina, established at its present subtropical site in Misiones Province in 1696 (after its 1610 founding in Guayra and the 1631 river exodus) and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984 (Ref. 275bis), celebrated for its 74-meter red sandstone church carved with Hispano-Guarani Baroque reliefs under Italian Jesuit architect Giuseppe Brasanelli.

Transboundary UNESCO World Heritage Site (Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis, inscribed 1984, Ref. 275bis) and National Historic Monument of Argentina (1943)Alberdi and Rivadavia Streets, San Ignacio (60 km northeast of Posadas), Misiones Province, Argentine Republic

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24/10/2026Completed three major initiatives on the same day: (1) Verified primary international sources and published the remaining 199 full English editions across 192 countries and territories, officially completing Stage D with 100% bilingual Vietnamese and English coverage across the entire library. (2) Visually verified and published 35 openly licensed Wikimedia Commons photographs for 22 sites in Vietnam and 13 international sanctuaries. (3) Authored 100 new bilingual sacred place monographs with real photographs for Stage C across 25 countries and territories (South Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Canada and Mexico), expanding each from 1 to 5 places and bringing the library to 761 sacred places.
29/09/2026Officially opened the doors of Hall of Myriad Paths to readers worldwide as a living spiritual library that grows every day. On the same day, authored 60 new Stage A sacred place monographs across 60 countries in the Nordic and Baltic regions, the Balkans, the Gulf, Central Asia, European microstates, Africa, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean (including Roskilde Cathedral, Hallgrímskirkja, the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Ostrog Monastery, Malé Friday Mosque, Sulayman-Too, Old Orhei, the Temple in the Sea and Ambohimanga), while verifying and publishing 59 openly licensed photographs for the second and third batches.
28/09/2026In the Main Hall, transformed 174 sacred symbols of faiths and branches into raised 3D forms so visitors can select their own tradition before making an offering, alongside a public record of milestones. In the Places section, authored 30 new Stage A monographs across 30 countries in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America (including St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Rila Monastery, Svetitskhoveli, Etchmiadzin, al-Qarawiyyin, the Great Mosque of Djenné, Namugongo and the Basilica of Luján).

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How were these places chosen

Four tests: it is officially listed as a heritage site, it belongs to a tradition this library covers, its site and orientation can be read in feng shui terms, and an openly licensed photograph exists.

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