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List of buildings in Quito

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]
 
General information
LocationEugenio Espejo, Quito
Coordinates0°13′13″S 78°30′56″W / 0.22028°S 78.51556°W / -0.22028; -78.51556 (Palacio de Carondelet)
Quito Metropolitan Cathedral   1535-1799 Baroque, Gothic-Mudéjar, Neoclassical Antonio García and others [2]
 
General information
LocationEugenio Espejo, Quito
Coordinates0°13′13″S 78°30′51″W / 0.22028°S 78.51417°W / -0.22028; -78.51417 (Palacio de Carondelet)
Church of Santo Domingo   1540-1688 Baroque, Mudéjar Francisco Becerra, Father Rodrigo Manrique de Lara, Friar Antonio Rodríguez, Friar Juan Mantilla Dominican Order [3]
 
General information
LocationCalle Flores, frente a la Plaza de Santo Domingo
Coordinates0°13′28″S 78°30′45″W / 0.22444°S 78.51250°W / -0.22444; -78.51250 (Church of Santo Domingo, Quito)
Church and monastery of El Carmen Alto   late 16th century-1653 Baroque Discalced Carmelites [4]
 
General information
LocationGarcía Moreno and Rocafuerte, next to the Arch of la Reina
Coordinates0°13′23″S 78°30′54″W / 0.22306°S 78.51500°W / -0.22306; -78.51500 (Church and monastery of El Carmen Alto, Quito)
Church of La Compañía   1605-1765 Baroque Francisco Ayerdi, Nicolás Durán Mastrilli, Marcos Guerra, and others Jesuits [5]
 
General information
LocationGarcía Moreno N10-43, Quito
Coordinates0°13′15″S 78°30′50″W / 0.22083°S 78.51389°W / -0.22083; -78.51389 (Palacio de Carondelet)
Church and convent of San Agustín   1606-1617 Baroque, Neoclassical Francisco Becerra, Juan del Corral, Diego de Escorza Order of Saint Augustine [6]
 
General information
Locationcalle Chile, between Guayaquil and Flores
Coordinates0°13′13″S 78°30′37″W / 0.22028°S 78.51028°W / -0.22028; -78.51028 (Church and convent of San Agustín, Quito)
Shrine of the Virgin of Guápulo   1650-1690 Baroque Antonio Rodríguez Franciscans [7]
 
General information
LocationGuápulo, Quito
Coordinates0°12′00″S 78°28′32″W / 0.20000°S 78.47556°W / -0.20000; -78.47556 (Shrine of the Virgin of Guápulo)
Church of El Sagrario   1694-1715 Renaissance José Jaime Ortiz, Gabriel de Escorza [8]
 
General information
LocationCalle García Moreno, a few meters from the corner with calle Eugenio Espejo
Coordinates0°13′15″S 78°30′46″W / 0.22083°S 78.51278°W / -0.22083; -78.51278 (Iglesia de El Sagrario, Quito)
Basilica of La Merced   1701-1736 Baroque José Jaime Ortiz, Bernardo de Legarda Mercedarian Order [9]
 
General information
LocationGarcía Moreno N10-43
Coordinates0°13′06″S 78°30′49″W / 0.21833°S 78.51361°W / -0.21833; -78.51361 (Basilica of La Merced, Quito)
Palacio de Carondelet (it is the seat of government of the Republic of Ecuador)   1790-1801 Neoclassical Antonio García [10]
 
General information
LocationGarcía Moreno, Quito
Coordinates0°13′11″S 78°30′45″W / 0.21972°S 78.51250°W / -0.21972; -78.51250 (Palacio de Carondelet)
Archbishop's Palace of Quito   1546-1775 Neoclassical Antonio García
 
General information
LocationLocated on the eastern corner of Chile and Venezuela streets, it is one of the four buildings that flank the Plaza de la Independencia on its north side.
Coordinates0°13′11″S 78°30′45″W / 0.21972°S 78.51250°W / -0.21972; -78.51250 (Archbishop's Palace of Quito)
Museum House of Sucre   17th century-18th century Colonial
 
General information
LocationVenezuela street, Quito
Coordinates0°13′18″S 78°30′47″W / 0.22167°S 78.51306°W / -0.22167; -78.51306 (Museum House of Sucre)
Casa de los Alcaldes   17th century Neoclassical Juan Díaz de Hidalgo
General information
Locationnorth 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]
General information
LocationCuenca 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
General information
LocationAvenues 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]
 
General information
LocationGarcía Moreno, Quito
Coordinates0°12′54″S 78°30′27″W / 0.21500°S 78.50750°W / -0.21500; -78.50750 (Basílica del Voto Nacional)
Centro Cultural Metropolitano   1622-1920 Baroque
General information
Locationcalle 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
General information
Locationnorth 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
General information
Locationcorner 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
 
General information
LocationTop of Hill El Panecillo, Quito
Coordinates0°13′43″S 78°31′7″W / 0.22861°S 78.51861°W / -0.22861; -78.51861 (Statue of El Panecillo)

References edit

  1. ^ Instituto Cervantes Virtual Center. "16. Iglesia de San Francisco". Spain.
  2. ^ Evelia Peralta; Rolando Moya Tasquer (2003). Quito: patrimonio cultural de la humanidad. MRE. pp. 37, 39. ISBN 9978300023.
  3. ^ Gonzalo Valdivieso Eguiguren (2005). Convento Maximo Santo Domingo de Quito: patrimonio cultural dominicano : documentos para la historia. Impr. Mariscal. ISBN 9978446710.
  4. ^ Jenny Londoño (1997). Entre la sumisión y la resistencia: las mujeres en la Audiencia de Quito. Abya Yala. p. 242. ISBN 9978043365.
  5. ^ Fernando Arellano (1988). El arte hispanoamericano. Universidad Catolica Andres. p. 210. ISBN 9802440175.
  6. ^ Aníbal Fajardo. "Iglesias y Conventos de Quito". Fondo Quito - Biblioteca Municipal. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
  7. ^ Alexandra Kennedy Troya (2002). Arte de la Real Audiencia de Quito, siglos XVII-XIX: patronos, corporaciones y comunidades. NEREA. p. 48. ISBN 8489569835.
  8. ^ Susan Verdi Webster (2002). Arquitectura y empresa en el Quito colonial: José Jaime Ortiz, alarife mayor. Editorial Abya Yala. p. 25. ISBN 997822257X.
  9. ^ Alexandra Kennedy Troya (2002). Arte de la Real Audiencia de Quito, siglos XVII-XIX: patronos, corporaciones y comunidades. NEREA. p. 100. ISBN 8489569835.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "19. Museo de Arte Colonial". Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library.
  12. ^ Kovalskiy V., Toalombo L. Basilica of the National Vote. Vinnytsia National Technical University.
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