Alberto de Churriguera
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Alberto Churriguera was a Spanish Baroque architect, a member of the Churriguera family. He served as master builder of the New Cathedral of Salamanca and began the construction of the Plaza Mayor, Sa
Medallion of Alberto de Churriguera in the town hall pavilion in Salamanca Square.
Monument to Alberto Churriguera, work of Fernando Mayoral, in Salamanca.
View of the main entrance of the church of Santo Tomás Apóstol (1738–1763) in Orgaz.
New Cathedral of Salamanca
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The Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen, popularly known as New Cathedral is, together with the Old Cathedral, one of the two cathedrals of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. It is the seat of the d
Alberto de Churriguera
…Churriguera (7 August 1676 – 27 February 1750) was a Spanish Baroque architect, a member of the Churriguera family. He served as master builder of the New Cathedral of Salamanca and began the construction of the Plaza Mayor, Salamanca in 1728. He built two pavilions of the Plaza Mayor, as well as other important works in Madrid…
Tower and dome of the New Cathedral.
Plateresque South facade
Plateresque Western facade
New Cathedral of Salamanca and Roman Bridge in 1878 by Harry Fenn.