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Churrigueresque |
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ChurrigueresqueSpanish Rococo architectural style named after the architect José Churriguera (1665–1725). Visually frenetic, it featured a plethora of extravagant ornament and surfaces bristling with broken pediments, undulating cornices, spirals, balustrades, stucco shells, and garlands. In Spanish America, tendencies from both Native American and Mudéjar (Spanish-Moorish) art were incorporated, and the Churrigueresque column, an inverted cone, became the most common motif. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Red Line is allowed to bring its tour groups inside the 1926 Churrigueresque landmark at times when movies aren't playing, so be sure to ask for one of these tours when you make your reservation. Built in the Churrigueresque style - a Spanish baroque design popular in the 1920s and known for its fanciful details - the 3,500-square-foot building's ornate interior was covered up with a variety of facades. The Sunset Boulevard campus -- with its exuberant Spanish Churrigueresque church and Beaux-Arts parochial school -- is a prominent local landmark. |
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