Restoration of the vault of the open chapel at teposcolula in Oaxaca; Mexico

The extraordinary vault of this open chapel, one of the most unique examples of 16th century Latin-American architecture, has been subjected to a philological reconstruction as a result of its local and historiographic importance. The text describes, in the first place, the historical and architectu...

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Main Author: Benjamín Ibarra Sevilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2007-12-01
Series:Loggia, Arquitectura & Restauración
Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/loggia/article/view/3209
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spelling doaj-65f4a6da8f7e487996aa9d72f21a7b632020-11-24T23:31:27ZengUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaLoggia, Arquitectura & Restauración1136-758X2007-12-010209811110.4995/loggia.2007.32092643Restoration of the vault of the open chapel at teposcolula in Oaxaca; MexicoBenjamín Ibarra Sevilla0Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoThe extraordinary vault of this open chapel, one of the most unique examples of 16th century Latin-American architecture, has been subjected to a philological reconstruction as a result of its local and historiographic importance. The text describes, in the first place, the historical and architectural context of this building and goes on to describe its reconstruction, based on the remains conserved and historical and photographic data about its structure and increasing deterioration, the rules of stereotomy and the building methods used in its original construction.https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/loggia/article/view/3209
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Restoration of the vault of the open chapel at teposcolula in Oaxaca; Mexico
Loggia, Arquitectura & Restauración
author_facet Benjamín Ibarra Sevilla
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title Restoration of the vault of the open chapel at teposcolula in Oaxaca; Mexico
title_short Restoration of the vault of the open chapel at teposcolula in Oaxaca; Mexico
title_full Restoration of the vault of the open chapel at teposcolula in Oaxaca; Mexico
title_fullStr Restoration of the vault of the open chapel at teposcolula in Oaxaca; Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Restoration of the vault of the open chapel at teposcolula in Oaxaca; Mexico
title_sort restoration of the vault of the open chapel at teposcolula in oaxaca; mexico
publisher Universitat Politècnica de València
series Loggia, Arquitectura & Restauración
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publishDate 2007-12-01
description The extraordinary vault of this open chapel, one of the most unique examples of 16th century Latin-American architecture, has been subjected to a philological reconstruction as a result of its local and historiographic importance. The text describes, in the first place, the historical and architectural context of this building and goes on to describe its reconstruction, based on the remains conserved and historical and photographic data about its structure and increasing deterioration, the rules of stereotomy and the building methods used in its original construction.
url https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/loggia/article/view/3209
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