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This temple houses some of the most revered images in Tenerife such as the Virgen del Carmen in Puerto de la Cruz and the Great Power of God. This temple has three naves separated by Tuscan-Roman columns and semicircular arches. The interior is made of wood with Mudéjar coffered ceilings so typical of Canarian religious architecture.
Outside, the roof is covered with pointed Arabic tiles. Inside the temple we find a series of small rectangular chapels, which have nothing to do with the rest of the nave, since they were added later to the first factory.
During the reform carried out at the end of the 19th century by the architect Manuel de Camara, the Canary balconies located in the upper part of the facade (from the side of the message and the gospel) were abolished, as well as the bell tower located at the beginning of these ships. In its place was a semi-circular vertical window with a gutter at the top and a sloping sill. The cornice was cut off, covering it with a parapet.
A tower rises above the portal of the church, adjoining the beginning of the first nave. It consists of three successive bodies of decreasing width that conflict with the rest of the structure.
Night view outside.
Inside are numerous works of art, including four canvases adorning the altarpiece of the Gospel Chapel by Luis de la Cruz y Ríos, and five more paintings adorning the pulpit attributed to his father Manuel de la Cruz. In sculpture, the "Lord of the Great Power", an 18th-century work, deserves attention; Virgen del Rosario, from the 17th century; Saint John the Evangelist of the 17th century, as well as Saint Dominic, the famous Virgen del Carmen of Puerto de la Cruz and Saint Peter in his remorse for anonymous authorship.
In jewelry, it is worth highlighting the excellent tabernacle made of gilded silver, made in Cuba in the 18th century by the famous silversmith Escobar. Baroque embossed silver litter given as a gift for Corpus Christi, also in the 18th century. Large cross overlaid with chased silver. Finally, other silver embossed parish litters acquired in the 18th century.
