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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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 de Madrid (reconstruction)
surface form: Plaza Mayor of Madrid (early phase)

Palace of Aranjuez
surface form: Royal Palace of Aranjuez (early parts)

El Escorial
surface form: Royal Site of San Lorenzo de 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 Renaissance architecture
surface form: 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
Herrerian architecture
surface form: Estilo herreriano
usedFor cathedrals
monasteries
palaces
public squares
royal complexes

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El Escorial architecturalStyle Herrerian