World Architecture Images- Spanish Colonial style

Essential Architecture- Search by style Spanish Colonial style

Spanish Colonial Style in San Juan, Puerto Rico	Spanish Colonial Style in Old Havana, Cuba	The facade of the church of Ss. Sebastian y Santa Prisca in Taxco (1751-58) bristles with Mexican Churrigueresque ornamentation.

San Francisco de Asís Church, Lima, 1673.	Mexico City Cathedral, with the Sagrario Metropolitano to the right.	Mexico City Cathedral- The south bell tower

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Catedral Santa María La Menor (Catedral Primada de América), the first cathedral in America.	Cartagena, Colombia	Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela

The Spanish Colonial Style dominated in the early Spanish colonies of North and South America, as well as in the Philippines. It is marked by the contrast between the simple, solid construction demanded by the new environment and the Baroque ornamention exported from Spain. The colonial zone of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, founded in 1498, is the oldest city in the New World and a prime example of this architectural style. The port of Cartagena, Colombia, founded in 1533 and Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela, founded in 1527, are two more UNESCO World Heritage Sites preserving some of the best Spanish colonial architecture in the caribbean." Also, Old San Juan with its walled city and buildings (ranging from 1521 to the early 1900s) are very good examples, and in excellent condition.