Cathedral de la Mercedes, Grecia, Costa Rica. A Gothic style church made from sheet metal.

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Cathedral de la Mercedes, Grecia, Costa Rica. A Gothic style church made from sheet metal. There are stories about it having been shipped to Costa Rica in error, and was really supposed to have been shipped to the country Greece. Stories abound, but the fact is it is probably the largest all steel church in the world. However, records clearly show that the instruction, shipment, and construction of the church were a coordinated effort of Grecia's population, the Catholic Church and the Costa Rican government,

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Grecia, Costa Rica.
Photo credit: © Travelpix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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