{"id":3834,"date":"2022-09-28T17:17:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T17:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/la-joya-de-la-merced\/"},"modified":"2022-09-28T17:17:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T17:17:46","slug":"la-joya-de-la-merced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/en\/la-joya-de-la-merced\/","title":{"rendered":"La joya de La Merced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Jos\u00e9 is full of hidden treasures and this time we are talking about the Church of Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de La Merced, one of the few gothic buildings in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1816, a first church was built to honor the Virgen de las Mercedes; in 1888, an earthquake caused its collapse so it was rebuilt on the land occupied by the Municipal Theater; and where the first church was, the Central Bank was built. For this reason, the present church is not located within the district of La Merced.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The central tower stands out in the city for its German Gothic style. The building is made of brick and the roof covering is made of iron. But when you enter you will see a beautiful mahogany ceiling, supported by wooden columns decorated with paintings by the Italian artist Adriano Ari\u00e9.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the details that make this monument unique in the country: marble veneers, mosaic floors, rose windows, gardens, stained glass windows.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without a doubt, the church of La Merced is a hidden gem of San Jos\u00e9 that tells a lot about the history of Costa Rica.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author<\/strong>: M\u00f3nica Gallardo for Sensorial Sunsets<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source<\/strong>: Wikipedia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Jos\u00e9 is full of hidden treasures and this time we are talking about the Church of Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de La Merced, one of the few gothic buildings in the country.\u00a0 In 1816, a first church was built to honor the Virgen de las Mercedes; in 1888, an earthquake caused its collapse so it was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[167],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>La joya de La Merced - SensorialSunsets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Did you know that in downtown San Jos\u00e9 there is a gothic building? 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