A 400-year old church in Mexico has gloriously resurfaced AFTER 13 YEARS
*****Originally built by Dominican monks, the church was located in Quechula submerged in reservoir waters since 2002****
This ‘surfacing’ scenario alludes to a special kind of magnificence, given the imposing dimensions of the actual building which pertains to 61 m x 14 m or 854 sq m (200 ft x 43 ft or 8,600 sq ft) of area, along with its bell tower that reaches over 50 ft.
Quechula, was completely abandoned in the 1770s after a devastating plague ravaged the area.
The so-named Templo de Quechula was originally constructed in 1564 AD (probable date) by a group of monks headed by Friar Bartolome de la Casas, who accompanied the Spanish colonists to the area in 16th century.
After more than hundred years of service, the religious building had to
be abandoned, possibly due to a outbreak of plague in the region during
1773 – 1776 AD.
In 1966, the entirety of the facades were wholly submerged by the water from a reservoir, due to the construction of a dam in the Grijalva River.
This ‘surfacing’ scenario alludes to a special kind of magnificence, given the imposing dimensions of the actual building which pertains to 61 m x 14 m or 854 sq m (200 ft x 43 ft or 8,600 sq ft) of area, along with its bell tower that reaches over 50 ft.
The so-named Templo de Quechula was originally constructed in 1564 AD (probable date) by a group of monks headed by Friar Bartolome de la Casas, who accompanied the Spanish colonists to the area in 16th century.
In 1966, the entirety of the facades were wholly submerged by the water from a reservoir, due to the construction of a dam in the Grijalva River.
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