Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder, Salvador

Name: Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder
Address: Salvador, Brazil

#32 among attractions in Salvador

Church, Baroque architecture, Colonial architecture

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The Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It was constructed as part of the Nossa Senhora de Escada sugar plantation by Lázaro Arévolo, likely in 1566; he donated the chapel to the Jesuits in the late 16th century. The chapel is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia; it was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage in 1962. It and the Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate are the only remaining 16th-century chapels in Salvador. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 12°52'52"S, 38°28'58"W

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Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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