Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios in Cholula

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The Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios in Cholula is a prominent Catholic church dramatically perched atop the Great Pyramid of Cholula in Puebla, Mexico, blending colonial religious architecture with a pre-Hispanic archaeological site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic church
pilgrimage site
sanctuary
architecturalStyle Baroque
associatedWith Great Pyramid of Cholula
builtOn pre-Hispanic pyramid platform
category Roman Catholic shrines in Mexico
buildings and structures in Cholula, Puebla
churches in Puebla
sanctuaries in Mexico
continent North America
country Mexico
countrySubdivision Puebla
linked to: Puebla (state)
culturalContext Spanish colonial period in Mexico
dedicatedTo Our Lady of Remedies
Virgin Mary
function pilgrimage destination
place of worship
hasPart altar dedicated to Our Lady of Remedies
bell towers
dome
main nave
hasViewOf Great Pyramid of Cholula archaeological excavations
heritage colonial religious architecture
integratedWith pre-Hispanic archaeological site
linkedTo Catholic evangelization in New Spain
Marian devotions in Mexico
locatedIn Cholula
archaeological zone of Cholula
state of Puebla
linked to: Puebla (state)
locatedOnTopOf Great Pyramid of Cholula
material masonry
municipality San Pedro Cholula
notableFor location atop the largest pyramid by volume in the world
panoramic views of Cholula and Puebla Valley
overlooks Iztaccíhuatl volcano
Popocatépetl volcano
linked to: Popocatépetl

city of Cholula
region Puebla Valley
religion Roman Catholicism
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism

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State of Puebla religiousSite Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios in Cholula