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© South American Pictures/ Tony Morrison

Chile:the interior of the iron cathedral in Arica which was designed by Gustave Eiffel in France and transported by sea in sections to South America. The original cathedral in Arica was built in 1640 and was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in 1868. The prefabricated Eiffel iron cathedral was erected on this site in 1874.