Herrerian

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Herrerian is a late Renaissance architectural style from Spain characterized by its austere geometry, minimal ornamentation, and monumental scale, epitomized by the design of El Escorial.

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Herrerian canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance architecture style ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
architectAssociatedWith Francisco de Mora ⓘ
Juan Gómez de Mora ⓘ
Juan de Herrera ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Spain ⓘ
developedInCentury 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
developedInPeriod late Renaissance ⓘ
exemplifiedBy El Escorial ⓘ
Plaza Mayor of Madrid (early phase) ⓘ
Royal Palace of Aranjuez (early parts) ⓘ
linked to: Palace of Aranjuez

Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial ⓘ
linked to: El Escorial

Valladolid Cathedral ⓘ
flourishedUnder Philip II of Spain ⓘ
hasCharacteristic austere geometry ⓘ
emphasis on horizontality ⓘ
geometric rigor ⓘ
large courtyards ⓘ
large unbroken wall surfaces ⓘ
minimal ornamentation ⓘ
monastic austerity ⓘ
monumental scale ⓘ
rectilinear forms ⓘ
regular window rhythms ⓘ
severe simplicity ⓘ
sharp steeples ⓘ
slate spires ⓘ
sober decoration ⓘ
symmetry ⓘ
use of granite ⓘ
influenced Baroque architecture in Spain ⓘ
Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ
architecture of the Habsburg monarchy in Spain ⓘ
influencedBy Italian Renaissance architecture ⓘ
classical architecture ⓘ
monastic architecture ⓘ
namedAfter Juan de Herrera ⓘ
partOf Spanish Renaissance architecture ⓘ
regionOfUse Castile ⓘ
Madrid ⓘ
central Spain ⓘ
styleAlsoKnownAs Estilo de los Austrias ⓘ
Estilo herreriano ⓘ
usedFor cathedrals ⓘ
monasteries ⓘ
palaces ⓘ
public squares ⓘ
royal complexes ⓘ

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El Escorial → architecturalStyle → Herrerian ⓘ