Basílica del Salvador, Religious ruins in Barrio Brasil, Santiago, Chile

The Basílica del Salvador stands at the corner of Huérfanos and Almirante Barroso streets in Barrio Brasil, Santiago. It is a Neo-Gothic brick building with Romanesque and Germanic traits, measuring 98 m long by 37 m wide, with an interior height of 30 m and capacity for 5,000 people. Its three parallel naves of equal height are a feature unique in Chile. The interior is lit by high-quality stained glass from Belgium, and the columns, walls and vaults are richly decorated with gilding by Italian artist Aristodemo Lattanzi Borghini. The basilica was partially reopened to the public in 2023 after a decade of restoration.

The first stone was laid after the destruction of the Iglesia de la Compañía, with the original project entrusted to the German engineer Teodoro Burchard in 1871. The Chilean architect Josué Smith Solar later took over, and the work was completed in 1932 after sixty years. Pope Pius XI raised the temple to the rank of basilica in 1937, and it was named a National Monument in 1977.

In the altar dedicated to the Virgen del Carmen, one part is forged bronze made from cannons used in the War of the Pacific, placed by the army in gratitude for the protection of its patroness. Until 1984 the procession of the Virgen del Carmen set out from inside the basilica. The Chilean bishop Rafael Edwards Salas is buried within the building.

The basilica reopened to the public in August 2023 during the OH! Stgo festival, after restoration work begun in December 2014 under architect Dino Bozzi. Enter from the corner of Huérfanos and Almirante Barroso in Barrio Brasil; the brick facade is visible from the street even outside opening hours.

The three parallel naves are all the same height, an arrangement found nowhere else in Chile. The interior is lit by stained glass made in Belgium, and the gilding of the lobed columns, walls and vaults was carried out by the Italian artist Aristodemo Lattanzi Borghini. Bishop Rafael Edwards Salas is buried inside.