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Templo de San Francisco Acatepec

Puebla, MX

Templo de San Francisco Acatepec

Church of San Francisco Acatepec is a colonial religious building, characteristic of the Mexican Baroque architecture, especially recognized for its facade of Talavera mosaics combined with red brick. It is located in the town of San Francisco Acatepec in San Andrés Cholula, Metropolitan area of Pue

bla, in the state of Puebla, Mexico, and it was one of the first churches founded in the region. The church started to build in mid-16th century and was completed in 1760. The azulejos of the facade were made between 1650 and 1750 made with Talavera pottery.

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