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Photo, Print, Drawing Governor's palace and cathedral, Zacatecas, Mexico

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About this Item

Title

  • Governor's palace and cathedral, Zacatecas, Mexico

Names

  • Ríos Lanz, Adalberto, photographer

Created / Published

  • 2007-06-12.

Headings

  • -  Mexico--Zacatecas
  • -  Cathedrals
  • -  Baroque
  • -  Buildings
  • -  Doves
  • -  Public squares

Format Headings

  • Digital photographs--Color--2000-2010.

Genre

  • Digital photographs--Color--2000-2010

Notes

  • -  Title, date, notes, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
  • -  The Zacatecas government palace was originally the residence of powerful families during the viceroyalty. Its construction dates back to the 17th century and since 1834 it became the property of the state, which made it the seat of the executive power. It is located in the center of the Plaza de Armas and is an example of New Spain Baroque civil architecture. The Zacatecas Cathedral is one of the masterpieces of the Mexican Churrigueresque Baroque. It was built from 1730 as a result of the mining boom. Its most distant antecedent dates back to 1567, but the current project began in 1729. The main façade was completed in 1745. It is a consummate work of fine and virtuous stonework in three bodies where columns, leaves, shells, vines, saints and doctors of the church are presided over by the eternal father surrounded by angels in a complex where harmony, beauty and Mexicanness are fully achieved, as is the case with its magnificent rose window. The holy trinity is the reason for architectural inspiration, for this reason there are three bodies on the façade, there are three naves and three portals.
  • -  Note in Spanish: El palacio de gobierno de zacatecas fue originalmente residencia de familias poderosas durante el virreinato. Su construccion data del siglo xvii y desde 1834 paso a ser propiedad del estado que lo convirtio en la sede del poder ejecutivo. Se localiza en el centro de la plaza de armas y es ejemplo de la arquitectura civil barroca novohispana. La catedral de zacatecas es una de las obras cumbres del barroco churrigueresco mexicano se construyo a partir de 1730 como fruto del auge minero. Su antecedente mas lejano se remonta a 1567 pero el proyecto actual se inicio en 1729 la fachada principal se termino en 1745. Es un consumado trabajo de fina y virtuosa canteria en tres cuerpos donde columnas hojas conchas vides santos y doctores de la iglesia son presididos por el padre eterno rodeado de angeles en un conjunto donde la armonia, belleza y mexicanidad estan plenamente logrados como es el caso su magnifico roseton. La santisima trinidad es el motivo de inspiracion arquitectonica por ello hay tres cuerpos en la fachada hay tres naves y tres portadas.
  • -  Purchase; Adalberto Rios Szalay; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:144).

Medium

  • 1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LC-DIG-ppbd- 03303 [P&P]

Source Collection

  • Tres Rios photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Repository

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022686506

Reproduction Number

  • LC-DIG-ppbd-03303 (original digital file)

Rights Advisory

Online Format

  • image

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  • Rights Advisory: Publication may be restricted. For information see "Tres Ríos photograph collection," https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.791.rios
  • Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppbd-03303 (original digital file)
  • Call Number: LC-DIG-ppbd- 03303 [P&P]
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Chicago citation style:

Ríos Lanz, Adalberto, photographer. Governor's palace and cathedral, Zacatecas, Mexico. Zacatecas Mexico, 2007. -06-12. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022686506/.

APA citation style:

Ríos Lanz, A., photographer. (2007) Governor's palace and cathedral, Zacatecas, Mexico. Zacatecas Mexico, 2007. -06-12. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022686506/.

MLA citation style:

Ríos Lanz, Adalberto, photographer. Governor's palace and cathedral, Zacatecas, Mexico. -06-12. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022686506/>.