List of buildings in Quito

This is a list of the preserved important buildings in Quito, capital of Ecuador.

Quito is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978.

Colonial
NameImageBuiltArchitectural styleArchitect(s)Belonged to the religious orderSourceLocation
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco1535-1650Mannerism, Renaissance, Baroque, MudéjarJodoco Ricke, Pedro Gosseal, Jorge de la Cruz, Francisco de la Cruz, friar Antonio RodríguezFranciscans[1]
General information
LocationEugenio Espejo, Quito
Coordinates0°13′13″S 78°30′56″W
Quito Metropolitan Cathedral1535-1799Baroque, Gothic-Mudéjar, NeoclassicalAntonio García and others[2]
General information
LocationEugenio Espejo, Quito
Coordinates0°13′13″S 78°30′51″W
Church of Santo Domingo1540-1688Baroque, MudéjarFrancisco Becerra, Father Rodrigo Manrique de Lara, Friar Antonio Rodríguez, Friar Juan MantillaDominican Order[3]
General information
LocationCalle Flores, frente a la Plaza de Santo Domingo
Coordinates0°13′28″S 78°30′45″W
Church and monastery of El Carmen Altolate 16th century-1653BaroqueDiscalced Carmelites[4]
General information
LocationGarcía Moreno and Rocafuerte, next to the Arch of la Reina
Coordinates0°13′23″S 78°30′54″W
Church of La Compañía1605-1765BaroqueFrancisco Ayerdi, Nicolás Durán Mastrilli, Marcos Guerra, and othersJesuits[5]
General information
LocationGarcía Moreno N10-43, Quito
Coordinates0°13′15″S 78°30′50″W
Church and convent of San Agustín1606-1617Baroque, NeoclassicalFrancisco Becerra, Juan del Corral, Diego de EscorzaOrder of Saint Augustine[6]
General information
Locationcalle Chile, between Guayaquil and Flores
Coordinates0°13′13″S 78°30′37″W
Shrine of the Virgin of Guápulo1650-1690BaroqueAntonio RodríguezFranciscans[7]
General information
LocationGuápulo, Quito
Coordinates0°12′00″S 78°28′32″W
Church of El Sagrario1694-1715RenaissanceJosé Jaime Ortiz, Gabriel de Escorza[8]
General information
LocationCalle García Moreno, a few meters from the corner with calle Eugenio Espejo
Coordinates0°13′15″S 78°30′46″W
Basilica of La Merced1701-1736BaroqueJosé Jaime Ortiz, Bernardo de LegardaMercedarian Order[9]
General information
LocationGarcía Moreno N10-43
Coordinates0°13′06″S 78°30′49″W
Palacio de Carondelet (it is the seat of government of the Republic of Ecuador)1790-1801NeoclassicalAntonio García[10]
General information
LocationGarcía Moreno, Quito
Coordinates0°13′11″S 78°30′45″W
Archbishop's Palace of Quito1546-1775NeoclassicalAntonio García
General information
LocationLocated on the eastern corner of Chile and Venezuela streets, it is one of the four buildings that flank the Plaza de la Independencia on its north side.
Coordinates0°13′11″S 78°30′45″W
Museum House of Sucre17th century-18th centuryColonial
General information
LocationVenezuela street, Quito
Coordinates0°13′18″S 78°30′47″W
Casa de los Alcaldes17th centuryNeoclassicalJuan Díaz de Hidalgo
General information
Locationnorth flank of the Plaza de la Independencia, in the heart of the Historic Center
Quito Colonial Art Museum (an important museum)16th centuryBaroque[11]
General information
LocationCuenca y Mejía corner.

Post-Colonial
NameImageBuiltArchitectural styleArchitect(s)Belonged to the religious orderSourceLocation
National Museum of Ecuador (one of the most important historical museums in Ecuador)1969-1995Modern
General information
LocationAvenues Patria and 6 de Diciembre, Building of the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana.
Basílica del Voto Nacional (It is actually the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas)1887-1924Neo-GothicEmilio Tarlier[12]
General information
LocationGarcía Moreno, Quito
Coordinates0°12′54″S 78°30′27″W
Centro Cultural Metropolitano1622-1920Baroque
General information
Locationcalle García Moreno.
Palace of Pizarro (on the site was the two-story mansion of Gonzalo Pizarro), today houses the Hotel Plaza Grande1930EclecticAntonino Russo
General information
Locationnorth flank of the Plaza de la Independencia, in the northwestern corner formed by Chile and García Moreno streets
Palacio Gangotena (currently houses the Hotel Casa Gangotena)1918Eclectic, Neoclassical, Renaissance RevivalAntonino Russo and Paolo Russo
General information
Locationcorner of Rocafuerte and Cuenca streets, in front of the Plaza de San Francisco in the historic center
Statue of El Panecillo (The monument was inspired by the "Virgin of Quito" (Quito's Madonna) also known as "the dancer" sculpted by Bernardo de Legarda in 1734)1975Colonial RevivalAgustín de la Herrán Matorras
General information
LocationTop of Hill El Panecillo, Quito
Coordinates0°13′43″S 78°31′7″W

References
  1. Instituto Cervantes Virtual Center. "16. Iglesia de San Francisco". Spain.
  2. Evelia Peralta; Rolando Moya Tasquer (2003). Quito: patrimonio cultural de la humanidad. MRE. pp. 37, 39. ISBN 9978300023.
  3. Gonzalo Valdivieso Eguiguren (2005). Convento Maximo Santo Domingo de Quito: patrimonio cultural dominicano : documentos para la historia. Impr. Mariscal. ISBN 9978446710.
  4. Jenny Londoño (1997). Entre la sumisión y la resistencia: las mujeres en la Audiencia de Quito. Abya Yala. p. 242. ISBN 9978043365.
  5. Fernando Arellano (1988). El arte hispanoamericano. Universidad Catolica Andres. p. 210. ISBN 9802440175.
  6. Aníbal Fajardo. "Iglesias y Conventos de Quito". Fondo Quito - Biblioteca Municipal. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
  7. Alexandra Kennedy Troya (2002). Arte de la Real Audiencia de Quito, siglos XVII-XIX: patronos, corporaciones y comunidades. NEREA. p. 48. ISBN 8489569835.
  8. Susan Verdi Webster (2002). Arquitectura y empresa en el Quito colonial: José Jaime Ortiz, alarife mayor. Editorial Abya Yala. p. 25. ISBN 997822257X.
  9. Alexandra Kennedy Troya (2002). Arte de la Real Audiencia de Quito, siglos XVII-XIX: patronos, corporaciones y comunidades. NEREA. p. 100. ISBN 8489569835.
  10. Baroque Palaces: Blenheim Palace, Schönbrunn Palace, Het Loo Palace, Winter Palace, Royal Palace of Madrid, National Palace, Government Palace, Mafra. General Books. 2013. ISBN 978-1230836218.
  11. "19. Museo de Arte Colonial". Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library.
  12. Kovalskiy V., Toalombo L. Basilica of the National Vote. Vinnytsia National Technical University.
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