Quito

Description:

"Fourth volume in the Serie Quito follows same format as previous volumes. Fully illustrated guide to architecture of the city of Quito and vicinity is not restricted to buildings dating from Spanish colonial period. Provides essential information for each building, including location, date, name of architect or architects (if known), and present function. Additional texts for each entry focus primarily on description and historical data. Useful urban plans facilitate location of buildings within their respective districts. The clarity of the presentation makes it a model for guides to cities throughout Spanish America. For reviews of other volumes in the series, see HLAS 56:182, (no. 1); HLAS 56:177, (no. 2); HLAS 56:178, (no. 5); item #bi 97003270#, (no. 6); item #bi 97015371#, (no. 7); item #bi 97015357#, (no. 9); and item #bi 97015356#, (no. 10)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

subjects: Guidebooks,  Buildings, structures,  Architecture

Places: Quito (Ecuador),  Quito,  Ecuador