Saint Barbara Maiden Parish — Attraction in Colonia Centro

Driving through Mexico on a cross continent motorbike trip and had to stop and see the famous church built by Eifel.

It is an interesting stop as most churches around here are the old brick a mortar style.

This Church reminds me of a quansent like we would in Canada as a shop, it has steel frame, and steel walls.

It's definitely worth stopping and taking a look at it, and the story behind it...

This is a great stop. Designed by Eiffel and shown at the Paris exposition, this modular church was packed up and shipped by a French moving company to Santa Rosalia. It was reassembled there and has served as the city's church since then. Bolted together like an erector set, the church still manages a...

Iglesia famosa por diversos factores:

Fue diseñada por el famoso Gustave Eiffel , el mismo autor de la torre Eiffel de París.

Fue comprada por uno de los dueños de la minera el Boleo en Bruselas Bélgica siguiendo las solicitudes de las mujeres francesas asentadas en la región y fue transportada en barco en varios viajes desde Europa y ensamblada en Santa Rosa lía.

Su estructura es mayormente de metal y madera, ha tenido diversas adaptaciones a lo largo del tiempo. Hoy es la iglesia principal y un atractivo turístico...