Churrigueresque
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Churrigueresque, also but less commonly "Ultra Baroque", refers to a Spanish Baroque style of elaborate sculptural architectural ornament which emerged as a manner of stucco decoration in Spain in the
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Churrigueresque Obradoiro façade
Basilica and Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Lima
The Santa Prisca temple, in Taxco, Mexico.
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José Benito de Churriguera
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José Benito de Churriguera was a Spanish architect, sculptor and urbanist of the late-Baroque or Rococo style. He was born in Madrid to a Catalan cabinetmaker, gilder and altarpiece joiner, Josep Simó
Churrigueresque
…expressive and florid decorative detailing, normally found above the entrance on the main façade of a building. Named after the architect and sculptor José Benito de Churriguera (1665–1725), who was born in Madrid and who worked primarily in Madrid and Salamanca, the origins of the style are said to go back to an architect and…
Main altar in church of saint Stephen in Salamanca
San Cayetano Church, Madrid