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Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas

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This sanctuary in Minais Gerais, south of Belo Horizonte was built in the second half of the 18th century. It consists of a church with a magnificent Rococo
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Bom Jesus do Matozinho Sanctuary It's not known for sure who the first residents of Congonhas were. Theoretically, from 1700, the explorers who searched for gold in the
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Paul Tanner (UK): Conghonas is a rather unusual WHS. I think it is true to say that there are no other (?) cultural WHS whose design and manufacture can be identified as the work a single named individual.
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The church and the chapels are extremely picturesque. Set on a steep hill, towering above the humble buildings in the neigbourhood. A clear blue sky as its background. The statues of the
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This review could be titled Getting there and away . Getting there was much easier than I thought beforehand: there's one direct daily bus at 7am from Ouro Preto. Getting away proved much
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Unfortunately, you cannot get in at the moment: there are restoration works going on inside the church and some of the chapels. I'm sorry to have missed the rococo interior of the church
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