Andrés García de Quiñones
Spanish architect
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Andrés García de Quiñones (1709–1784) was a Spanish architect of the Baroque period, active in Salamanca.
Andrés García de Quiñones | |
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Towers and dome Clerecia. | |
| Born | Andrés García de Quiñones 1709 |
| Died | 1784 (aged 74–75) |
| Known for | Architecture |
| Movement | Baroque |
Works
In Salamanca
- Finished the Main square and built the city hall.
- Jesuit seminary of La Clerecia, now the Pontificia university, including:
- The Towers and the bell-gable.
- Patio de los estudios (cloister)
- Main staircase and the school's Great Hall (Theological Hall).
- Retables of the Visitation and of St. James.
In Betanzos: The General archive of Galicia. Once finished the building was used as a barracks and is now the town hall.
Sources
- Rolf Toman, Barbara Borngässer (1998). The Baroque, Architecture, Sculpture, Painting. Konemman. ISBN 978-3895089176.
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