Plateresque architecture

Plateresque architecture

(1474–1504)

The richly decorative style of the Spanish Renaissance in the 16th century; also referred to as Isabelline architecture, after Queen Isabella.

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plateresque architecture

A richly decorative style of Spanish architecture of the 16th century; said to resemble the intricate work of Spanish silversmiths in delicacy, hence its name (plata is the Spanish word for silver). Particularly applied to many Spanish Colonial buildings in the Americas from the 16th into the 18th centuries.

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