churrigueresque

[ choor-ee-guh-resk ]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to the baroque architecture of Spain and its colonies in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, characterized by fantastic and lavish detailing.

churrigueresque

/ ˌtʃʊərɪɡəˈrɛsk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a style of baroque architecture of Spain in the late 17th and early 18th centuries

Word History and Origins

Origin of churrigueresque¹

1835–45; < French < Spanish churrigueresco, after José Churriguera (1650–1725), baroque architect and sculptor + -esco -esque

Word History and Origins

Origin of churrigueresque¹

C19: from Spanish churrigueresco in the style of José Churriguera (1650–1725), Spanish architect and sculptor

Example Sentences

Externally the structure is completely cased in late Spanish Renaissance or Churrigueresque work.

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The influence of Churriguera, who evolved the Churrigueresque style, is to be met with in almost every Cathedral in the country.

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For me a Churrigueresque building is the ne plus ultra of bad taste in architecture, and Spain has a wealth of them.

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The whole thing was in the worst possible taste, on a level with the bad Churrigueresque architecture of the same period.

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