CHURCH OF SANTA PRISCA DE TAXCO GUERRERO
#CHURCH #SANTA #PRISCA #TAXCO #GUERRERO CHURCH OF SANTA PRISCA DE TAXCO GUERRERO.
The Parroquia de Santa Prisca y San Sebastan commonly known as the Church of Santa Prisca is a colonial monument located in the city of Taxco de Alarcn in the southern state of Guerrero Mexico built between 1751 and 1758 It is located on the east side of the main plaza of Taxco The construction was ordered by Jos de la Borda one of the most prosperous mine owners of the region of Taxco in the 18th century From 1758 to 1806 the temple was the tallest building in Mexico but was surpassed by the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in San Luis Potos City The church was built between 1751 and 1758 by Jos de la Borda ca 17001778 who had made a great fortune in the silver mines surrounding the town Despite his wealth however the opulence of the church nearly bankrupted him The construction of the church of Santa Prisca in Taxco lasted 15 years and was aimed at creating a space where the priest Manuel de la Borda son of Jos de la Borda benefactor and founder of the parish could officiate mass The architectural design was provided by the French architect Diego Durn and the Spanish Cayetano Sigenza The altars are work also of the Spanish Isidro Vicente and Luis de Balbs The parish is located in a small ravine to the west of the old city of Taxco It has a Latin cross plan with an aisle chapel which serves as the altar of the souls It has Churrigueresque twin towers and a chapel decorated with Talavera tiles typical of New Spanish architecture The church is narrower than most due to the lack of flat land on which to build in the area 3 It is built with pink stone flanked by two towers which are plain in the lower half but highly decorated in the upper bell portions The crown overlooking the main portal has a representation of the Assumption of Mary The cupola is covered in colored tile Inside there are nine floor to ceiling altarpieces all covered in gold The main altarpiece is dedicated to the churchs two patron saints Santa Prisca and San Sebastian In the chapels of the transept of the church are two other important altarpieces one dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe and the other to the Virgin of Rosary Inside the church are paintings by Miguel Cabrera called the divine a Oaxacan painter born in the 17th century who was commissioned by Jos de la Borda to decorate the building WEBSITE httpswww d tvplus com FANPAGE httpswww facebook comWWW DCHIC TV INSTAGRAM httpswww instagram comdchic tv TWITTER httpstwitter comDCHICTV PINTEREST httpswww pinterest com mxDCHICTV BLOGGER httpsdchictvlive blogspot com TUMBLR httpswww tumblr comblogdchictv REDDIT httpswww reddit comuserDCHICTV_LIFE SHARREE httpssharree comDCHICTV SKYROCK httpsdchictv skyrock com GOO httpsblog goo ne jpdchictv MIX THEBOSS DCHIC TV
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Published : Jan 10, 2013
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