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    The Salt Cathedral is located in Zipaquirá, Colombia, 49 kilometers north of Bogota. Built beginning in 1950 in a salt mine, the original underground cathedral was inaugurated in 1953 and featured a large wooden cross at the bottom. A new, larger cathedral was begun in 1991 another 60 meters deeper, designed by architect Roswell Garavito, featuring areas representing the Stations of the Cross, a large dome, and ships carved from the salt walls.

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    The Salt Cathedral is located in Zipaquirá, Colombia, 49 kilometers north of Bogota. Built beginning in 1950 in a salt mine, the original underground cathedral was inaugurated in 1953 and featured a large wooden cross at the bottom. A new, larger cathedral was begun in 1991 another 60 meters deeper, designed by architect Roswell Garavito, featuring areas representing the Stations of the Cross, a large dome, and ships carved from the salt walls.

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    Salt Cathedral: Angie González C

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    The Salt Cathedral is located in Zipaquirá, Colombia, 49 kilometers north of Bogota. Built beginning in 1950 in a salt mine, the original underground cathedral was inaugurated in 1953 and featured a large wooden cross at the bottom. A new, larger cathedral was begun in 1991 another 60 meters deeper, designed by architect Roswell Garavito, featuring areas representing the Stations of the Cross, a large dome, and ships carved from the salt walls.

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    SALT CATHEDRAL

    Angie Gonzlez C

    HISTORY

    The Salt catedral is located in Zipaquir, Cundinamarca 49 kilometers


    north of Bogota

    Old cathedral

    It was built from october 7 in 1950

    It was inagurated on August 15 in 1953

    In 1932,Luis Angel Arango had the idea


    of bulding an underground chapel

    At the bottom of the basilica you could


    see a large wooden cross

    New
    cathedral

    It was begun in 1991, 60 m


    below the old cathedral

    The Project architect Roswell


    Garavito won the contest

    The Way of the Cross

    The Dome

    The Ships

    THANK
    S

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