Andean Baroque
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The Andean Baroque was an artistic style and movement that developed in the Viceroyalty of Peru
between 1680 and 1780. It developed from Quito
in the north to the Altiplano
in the south. The style and movement concerned notably churches, both large cathedrals in the large cities to small rural chapel
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Viceroyalty of Peru
Created in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru was a Spanish colonial administrative district that originally contained most of Spanish-ruled South America, governed from the capital of Lima...
between 1680 and 1780. It developed from Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
in the north to the Altiplano
Altiplano
The Altiplano , in west-central South America, where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on Earth outside of Tibet...
in the south. The style and movement concerned notably churches, both large cathedrals in the large cities to small rural chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
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