page_title: Capilla del Cristo
section_title: Cultural significance
hierarchical_section_title: Capilla del Cristo / Cultural significance
caption_attribution_description: English: Altar of Capilla del Cristo, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith
context_page_description: Capilla del Cristo, also called Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud is a small chapel / museum located in the Old San Juan Historic District of Puerto Rico. Built in the 18th century, the structure has become a cultural icon of Puerto Rico and was saved from demolition in the 20th century. Most of the articles located at its altar are from 1753. Capilla del Cristo is listed in travel guides as one of the must-see places of Old San Juan.
context_section_description: The chapel with its belfry is located in the Old San Juan Historic District in the western section of San Juan Islet, at the end of Cristo Street, now a pedestrian walkway, with no thru-traffic. Images of the chapel's facade are quite popular, and sometimes featured on the cover of a Puerto Rico travel guide. Getty Images has stock photo of Capilla del Cristo facade taken by at least two photographers thus the iconic image of the chapel's facade has ended up on canvas prints, posters and mug souvenirs.
  Inside the chapel are paintings by Jose Campeche and a painting by Jorge Sen called El Milagro (English: The Miracle).  Its altar is made of silver and gold.
caption: Altar of Capilla del Cristo, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith
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