Pedro de Arrieta

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Pedro de Arrieta (* in Spain or Mexico ; † December 15, 1738 in Mexico City ) was a New Spanish builder and is one of the most important people of the late Baroque in New Spain at the transition from the 17th to the 18th century.

Guadalupe Old Basilica
Catedral de México

Nothing is known about his exact origins, but what is certain is that he began working as an architect in Mexico after receiving the master's title there in 1691. He mainly turned to religious architecture.

Works

In 1720 he became the chief architect of the Catedral de México ( German : Cathedral of Mexico ) and the "Palacio Real" (German: Royal Palace ) in Mexico City. He also designed the “Convento Corpus Christi” (Eng: Corpus Christi Monastery ), the large stairs of the “Convento de San Francisco” (Eng .: San Francisco Monastery ), the towers and the domed roofs of the “Iglesia de San Miguel ”(San Miguel Church), from 1714 to 1720 the Iglesia Profesa de la Compañía de Jesús, the Iglesia de Santa Teresa la Antigua and the Iglesia de Santa Teresa la Nueva .

In Guadalupe , the Antigua Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe was built under de Arrieta between 1695 and 1707 . Church buildings from De Arrietas can also be found in other Latin American cities.

From 1733 to 1737 he was the chief architect of the Palacio de la Inquisición (Eng. Square of the Inquisition ) in Mexico City, which is one of his masterpieces before he died in 1738 at the height of his work.

Web links

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  1. ↑ Pedro de Arrieta, Biografía y Obras ( Memento of the original of October 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at arquitectuba.com.ar @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.arquitectuba.com.ar
  2. ↑ Muere el arquitecto y maestro mayor Pedro de Arrieta  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , SEP, Dirección General de Televisión Educativa, 2007, Mexico.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / dgtve.sep.gob.mx  
personal data
SURNAME Arrieta, Pedro de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION mexican architect
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Spain or Mexico
DATE OF DEATH December 15, 1738
Place of death Mexico city