Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, Estación Atlántida
| Iglesia de Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location |
Estación Atlántida,  Uruguay |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Year consecrated | 1960 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
| Architect(s) | Eladio Dieste |
| Architectural type | Church |
The Church of Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes (Spanish: Iglesia de Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes), also known simply as Iglesia de Estación Atlántida, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Estación Atlántida, Uruguay.[1]
The temple is dedicated to Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes.[2] This building constitutes a renowned architectural landmark, it was built in 1958-60 by engineer-architect Eladio Dieste. It is architecturally striking, described as "a simple rectangle, with side walls rising up in undulating curves to the maximum amplitude of their arcs"; the material is a very simple brickwork, which conforms an interesting reinforced ceramics structure.[3]
References
- ↑ "Cristo Obrero". Diocese of Canelones. Retrieved 11 May 2013. (Spanish)
- ↑ Iglesia Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes (Spanish)
- ↑ Ching, Frank; Jarzombek, Mark; Prakash, Vikramaditya (2007). A global history of architecture. J. Wiley & Sons. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-471-26892-5. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
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