Chiquitos: missions as settlement ensembles
Bolivia’s Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos combine Catholic architecture with local traditions. The surviving ensembles extend beyond individual churches and are described as living her...
Bolivia’s Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos combine Catholic architecture with local traditions. The surviving ensembles extend beyond individual churches and are described as living her...
The Moravian community connects various functions through common principles of urban planning.
Cienfuegos in Cuba was founded in 1819. It initially developed a neoclassical appearance, later adding eclectic buildings while retaining overall coherence.
The beginning in 1248 and the completion in 1880 raise the question of how a great architectural design is to be continued.
Bom Jesus do Congonhas includes a church, an outdoor stairway with prophet statues and chapels containing sculptural scenes. Different arts participate in a shared religious ensemble.
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Córdoba’s Jesuit Block includes a university, church, residence and college. The associated estancias add agricultural and service buildings to the same historical system.
The historical center keeps different periods, and the transformation of the great mosque into a cathedral is an important part of the story. The form and use should be considered separ...
Cuenca retains a formal orthogonal plan in a southern Ecuadorian valley. Much eighteenth-century architecture was altered during nineteenth-century prosperity.
Cusco developed as an Inca centre with religious, administrative and production functions. After Spanish conquest, the basic structure survived while Baroque buildings rose over earlier...
The sculpture and mural organize the perception of the rock space.
The defence uses the narrow corridor between the Caspian Sea and the mountain.