Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, Estación Atlántida

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Iglesia de Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes
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Basic information
Location Estación Atlántida,  Uruguay
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Year consecrated 1960
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church
Architect(s) Eladio Dieste
Architectural type Church

The Church of Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes (Spanish: Iglesia de Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes), also known simply as Iglesia de Estación Atlántida, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Estación Atlántida, Uruguay.[1]

The temple is dedicated to Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes.[2] This building constitutes a renowned architectural landmark, it was built in 1958-60 by engineer-architect Eladio Dieste. It is architecturally striking, described as "a simple rectangle, with side walls rising up in undulating curves to the maximum amplitude of their arcs"; the material is a very simple brickwork, which conforms an interesting reinforced ceramics structure.[3]

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  2. ↑ Iglesia Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes (Spanish)
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