St. Francis Basilica - Buenos Aires - Argentina
The temple stands on the same plot given by Juan de Garay to the Franciscan Order in 1580, next to Saint Roque’s Chapel and the Convent. This church opened in 1754; construction had begun in 1730 designed by Andrés Blanqui. The towers and façade crumbled down in 1807 and Uruguayan architecture Tomás Toribio was in charge in rebuilding. There was further modification in 1911 when architect Ernesto Sackmann gave the façade a German baroque style with and image of St. Francis at the top of the tympanum. There are two more statues crowning the front one of C. Colon and the other Dante Alighieri. Original public domain image from Flickr