From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of the preserved important buildings in Quito , capital of Ecuador .
Quito is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978.
Colonial [ edit ]
Name
Image
Built
Architectural style
Architect(s)
Belonged to the religious order
Source
Location
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco
1535-1650
Mannerism , Renaissance , Baroque , Mudéjar
Jodoco Ricke, Pedro Gosseal, Jorge de la Cruz, Francisco de la Cruz, friar Antonio Rodríguez
Franciscans
[1]
Quito Metropolitan Cathedral
1535-1799
Baroque , Gothic -Mudéjar , Neoclassical
Antonio García and others
[2]
Church of Santo Domingo
1540-1688
Baroque , Mudéjar
Francisco Becerra , Father Rodrigo Manrique de Lara, Friar Antonio Rodríguez, Friar Juan Mantilla
Dominican Order
[3]
Church and monastery of El Carmen Alto
late 16th century-1653
Baroque
Discalced Carmelites
[4]
Church of La Compañía
1605-1765
Baroque
Francisco Ayerdi, Nicolás Durán Mastrilli, Marcos Guerra, and others
Jesuits
[5]
Church and convent of San Agustín
1606-1617
Baroque , Neoclassical
Francisco Becerra , Juan del Corral, Diego de Escorza
Order of Saint Augustine
[6]
Shrine of the Virgin of Guápulo
1650-1690
Baroque
Antonio Rodríguez
Franciscans
[7]
Church of El Sagrario
1694-1715
Renaissance
José Jaime Ortiz, Gabriel de Escorza
[8]
Basilica of La Merced
1701-1736
Baroque
José Jaime Ortiz, Bernardo de Legarda
Mercedarian Order
[9]
Palacio de Carondelet (it is the seat of government of the Republic of Ecuador)
1790-1801
Neoclassical
Antonio García
[10]
Archbishop's Palace of Quito
1546-1775
Neoclassical
Antonio García
Museum House of Sucre
17th century-18th century
Colonial
Casa de los Alcaldes
17th century
Neoclassical
Juan Díaz de Hidalgo
Location north flank of the Plaza de la Independencia, in the heart of the Historic Center
Quito Colonial Art Museum (an important museum)
16th century
Baroque
[11]
Location Cuenca y Mejía corner.
Post-Colonial [ edit ]
Name
Image
Built
Architectural style
Architect(s)
Belonged to the religious order
Source
Location
National Museum of Ecuador (one of the most important historical museums in Ecuador)
1969-1995
Modern
Location Avenues Patria and 6 de Diciembre, Building of the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana.
Basílica del Voto Nacional (It is actually the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas)
1887-1924
Neo-Gothic
Emilio Tarlier
[12]
Centro Cultural Metropolitano
1622-1920
Baroque
Location calle García Moreno.
Palace of Pizarro (on the site was the two-story mansion of Gonzalo Pizarro), today houses the Hotel Plaza Grande
1930
Eclectic
Antonino Russo
Location north flank of the Plaza de la Independencia, in the northwestern corner formed by Chile and García Moreno streets
Palacio Gangotena (currently houses the Hotel Casa Gangotena)
1918
Eclectic , Neoclassical , Renaissance Revival
Antonino Russo and Paolo Russo
Location corner of Rocafuerte and Cuenca streets, in front of the Plaza de San Francisco in the historic center
Statue of El Panecillo (The monument was inspired by the "Virgin of Quito " (Quito's Madonna) also known as "the dancer" sculpted by Bernardo de Legarda in 1734)
1975
Colonial Revival
Agustín de la Herrán Matorras
References [ edit ]
^ Instituto Cervantes Virtual Center . "16. Iglesia de San Francisco" . Spain.
^ Evelia Peralta; Rolando Moya Tasquer (2003). Quito: patrimonio cultural de la humanidad . MRE. pp. 37, 39. ISBN 9978300023 .
^ Gonzalo Valdivieso Eguiguren (2005). Convento Maximo Santo Domingo de Quito: patrimonio cultural dominicano : documentos para la historia . Impr. Mariscal. ISBN 9978446710 .
^ Jenny Londoño (1997). Entre la sumisión y la resistencia: las mujeres en la Audiencia de Quito . Abya Yala. p. 242. ISBN 9978043365 .
^ Fernando Arellano (1988). El arte hispanoamericano . Universidad Catolica Andres. p. 210. ISBN 9802440175 .
^ Aníbal Fajardo. "Iglesias y Conventos de Quito" . Fondo Quito - Biblioteca Municipal . Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
^ Alexandra Kennedy Troya (2002). Arte de la Real Audiencia de Quito, siglos XVII-XIX: patronos, corporaciones y comunidades . NEREA. p. 48. ISBN 8489569835 .
^ Susan Verdi Webster (2002). Arquitectura y empresa en el Quito colonial: José Jaime Ortiz, alarife mayor . Editorial Abya Yala. p. 25. ISBN 997822257X .
^ Alexandra Kennedy Troya (2002). Arte de la Real Audiencia de Quito, siglos XVII-XIX: patronos, corporaciones y comunidades . NEREA. p. 100. ISBN 8489569835 .
^ Baroque Palaces: Blenheim Palace, Schönbrunn Palace, Het Loo Palace, Winter Palace, Royal Palace of Madrid, National Palace, Government Palace, Mafra . General Books. 2013. ISBN 978-1230836218 .
^ "19. Museo de Arte Colonial" . Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library .
^ Kovalskiy V., Toalombo L. Basilica of the National Vote . Vinnytsia National Technical University.