Buffo Chapel

Buffo Chapel

The Buffo Chapel is situated in Los Quebrachitos, Unquillo, Córdoba.Buffo was born in Italy, later he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina In 1914 he married Leonor Allende in Córdoba. After that, he bought the  land in Unquillo.

Buffo built the chapel in 9 years since 1947. It was built tohold his dead wife and daughter's corpses. The chapel was  built inspired in the nature. The shape of the chapel copy   he bud  of the Cardo   Santo flower.

Buffo worked with his hands neatly and with effort. The chapel   was built by Guido Buffo. He was an artist, a music, an astronomer, a scientific,  a     seismology, a professor, a writer, a philosopher, an sculptor, and others.

There, he mixed his knowledge and wisdom making the chapel. It is an oratory  and a sanctuary. It has 35 steps. In the  floor you can
walk on painted clouds, planets and stars. Inside there are religious quotes, "praise God", "Praise of Feeling","Praise the Intellect".

The restoration began in May of 2014, after one year in charge of     Marcela Mammana (restorer, specialist in murals) and José Javier   Correa (architect).

Guido Buffo died in 1960, and is buried in the Chapel.

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