La Compañía

church, Quito, Ecuador

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La Compañía de Jesús, often called La Compa\u00f1\u00eda, is a historic church in Quito, Ecuador, renowned for its elaborate Baroque architecture. Construction began in 1605, with its facade completed much later in 1765. The church's interior is a prime example of the "Quito school" of art, featuring exceptionally ornate carvings on its altars, pulpits, and chapels, often covered in gold leaf. Its facade draws inspiration from southern Italian Baroque styles, incorporating elements like salomónica columns. La Compa\u00f1ía is considered one of Quito's most admired churches and a significant example of colonial ecclesiastical architecture in the Americas.12

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Latin American architecture
Seventeenth- and 18th-century architecture in Ecuador, Colombia, and Cuba
Construction on the Church of La Compañia in Quito, for example, began in 1605, although its facade was not completed until 1765. Conceived by the German Jesuit Leonhard Deubler and finished by the Italian architect Venancio Gandolfi, La Compañia’s facade borrowed elements of contemporaneous southern Italian Baroque facades,…
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Construction on the Church of La Compañia in Quito, for example, began in 1605, although its facade was not completed until 1765. Conceived by the German Jesuit Leonhard Deubler and finished by the Italian architect Venancio Gandolfi, La Compañia’s facade borrowed elements of contemporaneous southern Italian Baroque facades,…
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