Cordoba City pt3 - Church

"Iglesia del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus / Padres Capuchinos" is what it says in the little tourist map we got at the bus station but the city tourist brochure doesn`t even mention it. Wikipedia simply has a photo and nothing else and calls it "Capuchinos Church", though i didn`t see where to get any coffee anywhere on the premises... ha... ha. ANYway, it is perhaps one of the most fantastic churches i have seen here in South America, perhaps ever. I couldn`t tell you styles or periods for the architecture but Gothic comes to mind, certainly not Jesuit as are most of the other churches in Cordoba. This one is distinctly more European. Just look at all the detail!! It reminds me of a European version of the overly-ornate Buddhist temples we saw in Thailand (though notably less shiny!). And these are only a selection of the pictures i took! There is so much more!! Every surface is covered and adorned with carvings. Inside is just as spectacular and has some amazing stained glass designs but alas, we were asked not to take pictures inside.