Facade Pontifical University and Clerecia
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La Clerecía is the name given to the building of the former Royal College of the Holy Spirit (or Holy Spirit) of the Society of Jesus, built in Salamanca between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The facade of the Clerecía de Salamanca is monumental, Baroque style, and is divided into three bodies. It has two side towers designed by Andrés García de Quiñones, and in the central one there is a niche with the image of San Ignacio de Loyola. Originally, the towers were designed for the City Council, but it was decided to install them in the Clerecía so as not to break the horizontality of the Plaza Mayor.
The Baroque Facade has three doors, framed by columns in two overlapping orders and a swordsmanship with two side towers designed by Andrés García de Quiñones. The central fronton represents the arrival of the holy spirit, at the top there is a statue of the virgin and on the sides an image of Philip III and another of his wife Margaret of Austria. Andrés García de Quiñones is also the author of the patio project, one of the best examples of the Baroque.
The Church follows the classic model of Jesuit churches characterized by a single Latin cross nave and chapels connected to each other. Baroque style and houses inside retablos churriguerescos. The works began in 1617, and would not be completed until almost the end of the eighteenth century, under the direction of several architects, although the original plan is the work of Juan Rodríguez being the last Andrés García de Quiñones and his son Jerónimo, who would make the towers and the swordsmanship. The large dome 50 meters high has caused stability problems throughout history.
Royal College. Next to the Church and also forming part of the ensemble is the Royal College, the cover is the work of Jerónimo García de Quiñones. The College has an immense baroque cloister of three floors, the work of Andrés García de Quiñones, who also designed the main staircase
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The Baroque Facade has three doors, framed by columns in two overlapping orders and a swordsmanship with two side towers designed by Andrés García de Quiñones. The central fronton represents the arrival of the holy spirit, at the top there is a statue of the virgin and on the sides an image of Philip III and another of his wife Margaret of Austria. Andrés García de Quiñones is also the author of the patio project, one of the best examples of the Baroque.
The Church follows the classic model of Jesuit churches characterized by a single Latin cross nave and chapels connected to each other. Baroque style and houses inside retablos churriguerescos. The works began in 1617, and would not be completed until almost the end of the eighteenth century, under the direction of several architects, although the original plan is the work of Juan Rodríguez being the last Andrés García de Quiñones and his son Jerónimo, who would make the towers and the swordsmanship. The large dome 50 meters high has caused stability problems throughout history.
Royal College. Next to the Church and also forming part of the ensemble is the Royal College, the cover is the work of Jerónimo García de Quiñones. The College has an immense baroque cloister of three floors, the work of Andrés García de Quiñones, who also designed the main staircase