It consists of carved rock in a style called "churrigueresque" and, besides being very beautiful, is interesting because it mixes traditional Catholic symbols with classic Inca symbols. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
Experts from New York and London had termed our cathedral 'the acknowledged masterpiece of churrigueresque design.'. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico]
It's facade is intricately carved in the style known as churrigueresque, common here because of the Spanish influence that dates back for centuries. From Wordnik.com. [La Valencia - one of Guanajuato's richest silver mines] Reference
And in 1760 it was an Archbishop Palafox who tore down the old faqade of the cathedral, replacing it with the rns ble churrigueresque masterpiece of which I have already spoken. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico]
It is best seen in the early morning from across the plaza near the Imperial Theatre, for only from this spot can one appreciate the glorious churrigueresque fagade of Bishop Palafox. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico]
This is the glory of the churrigueresque as it is epitomized in Toledo: that it cries to unyielding marble and traditional Gothic: 'I am weary of buildings standing stiffly in the cold. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico]
Automobiles and buses travel end on end all day, and in the cemetery itself there are lemonade stands and tintype photographers making a splendid day on arm-in-arm lovers and family groups backed by a pretentious marble slab or a churrigueresque flower arbor. From Wordnik.com. [The Mexican Day of the Dead and the Skeleton at the Feast by Elizabeth Carmichael and Chloe Sayer] Reference
The earnest Spanish bishop who built the cathedral had had a daughter who played a role in my lineage; the later bishop who had construc - ted the churrigueresque fa~ade had had a son; and the great bishop who had built the aqueduct had sired fifteen children, one of whom served as an ancestor. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico]
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