Iglesia de Firavitoba, Gothic Revival church in Firavitoba, Colombia.

The Basílica menor de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves in Firavitoba is a Gothic Revival church built from 1873, with a 27-metre-wide facade and a length of 76 metres. Its three naves are separated by rows of round columns with capitals; the central nave has a flat barrel vault, the side aisles flat ceilings. The main altar stands under a tall four-column baldachin, a type otherwise found in Colombia only in the cathedral of Manizales.

Construction began in 1873 under Father Ignacio Ramon Abella, who traveled to Paris to obtain architectural plans based on European church designs. This project brought European religious architectural traditions to the region through the vision of this priest.

The parish is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows, and two priests from Firavitoba shaped the building: Ignacio Ramón Abella, who led the parish for over 30 years, and Luis Abdénago Zambrano, who worked with the community as promoters and authors of the work. Local residents carved the stone blocks themselves, and the same community effort returned after the 1995 earthquake and the 2009 roof leaks.

The church stands beside a park in central Firavitoba, about 5 km west of the El Pedregal quarry in Sogamoso that supplied its stone. The 27 m facade faces the square, and the 76 m nave runs back from it. The towers damaged in the 1995 earthquake were repaired over two years, so the upper sections are newer than the body.

The stones used in construction were transported from El Pedregal in Sogamoso and individually carved by local workers over more than a century. This extended process reflects the deep commitment of the local population to completing the building.