Esther

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Posted: 18 Apr 2014


Taken: 11 Aug 2013

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El Monasterio de San Francisco
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Iglesia de San Francisco
Quito
Ecuador
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iglesia
interior
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el San Francisco


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"The Church and Monastery of St. Francis (Spanish: Iglesia y Monasterio de San Francisco), commonly known as el San Francisco, is a 16th-century Roman Catholic complex in Quito, Ecuador. It fronts onto its namesake Plaza de San Francisco. The imposing structure has the distinction of being the largest architectural ensemble among the historical structures of colonial Latin America. . . . The style evolved over almost 150 years of construction (1534-1680) through earthquakes and changes in artistic fashion. . . . Mudejar and Baroque elements bathe the nave, chapels, and high altar in an exotic golden splendour. In its nave and aisles, the Church of San Francisco reveals its Mudejar (Moorish) coffered ceilings, lavishly decorated altarpieces, and columns fashoned in different styles. In the choir — original from the end of the 16th century — Mudejar details are fully preserved, although the central nave was brought down by an earthquake and then replaced by a Baroque coffered ceiling in 1770."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_and_Convent_of_St._Francis
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 Esther
Esther club
Thanks, Larry and Colin.
10 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Thank you!
10 years ago.

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