La Merced

File / Documentation

Name

164153_sv.jpg

Size

1.37 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

beae2ed250707e3be8f0e9c5397f4e22

Creator(s)

Peruvian, Spanish

Time period

creation date: 1541-1542, alteration date: church completely rebuilt, 1688-1706, alteration date: sacristy built, with suspended domes of Islamic influence and Mudegar ornament, early 18th century, alteration date: Mudejar-style cloister upper gallery of cloister, 1777-1780, alteration date: facade built as a copy of one built 1697-1704, 1941

Location

Site: Lima (Peru)

Cultural context

Peruvian

Spanish

Description

interior, mosaic detail in cloister, October 1993

Work type

Church

Keywords

Churches

Architecture --Islamic influences