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The opulent architecture of Trinidad was forged with the existence of various elements, including European marbles and furniture, wrought iron, carpentry, bronzes, ivory, mosaics, stained glass, lattices, etc. But in this architecture of yesterday not everything was luxury. Next to the palace were adobe houses with a guano and brick roof that housed most of the residents.
The city's Trinitarian complex is characterized by single-story houses that represent anonymous and popular architectural typologies. the return of the use of Hispanic building elements: masonry walls, wooden ceilings covered with "Spanish" tiles, lime plasters that give the city a strong sense of unity, a strong sense of time and place.< /p>
Preserving the historical environment, the buildings, the colonial plan, the cobbled streets, the sidewalks and the urban decoration allows us to appreciate the unaltered image of the original Cuban foundations and, in general, of the Hispanic Caribbean. Trinidad is therefore an impressive testament to time and an invaluable source of knowledge about colonial architecture.
Trinitarian architecture, which by definition is eclectic and indigenous in its composition, can be classified as a series of houses that reflect traditional habitats of different social strata in the two historically strongest stages of the city: the consolidation of the urban community of the 18th century. Century and the economic and commercial expansion of the first half of the 19th century.
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Architecture in Sancti Spíritus
The three architectural jewels of the Villa
The Bridge over the Yayabo River stands out in the colony city, located southwest of the Urban Historic Center, in the old “Paso de las Carretas”, connecting the historic area with the neighborhood of Columbus, in Sancti Spíritus. With five arches, they decrease in height, from the center of the river towards the ravines, composed of bricks laid with the traditional mortar of lime and sand, whose quality is attributed to the mixture with donkey milk. It appears in documents that it was paved and that it was painted white and green.
The Main Parish Church, the main building of the Catholic religion in the fourth town founded by the colonizers in Cuba, stands out for its architectural charms and the collection of stories woven around it. Its architectural and cultural values earned it the status of National Monument in 1978, highlighting it as a Creole manifestation of Moorish architecture.
This construction marked a period characterized by houses with bricks on their walls and roofs in which the precious wood took curious shapes and was finally covered with the tiles of the exceptional neighborhood of the region. The architecture used has its artistic antecedents in the Mudejar, but highly evolved and in the process of simplification, which flourished in the 17th century as the first construction form. The tower, one of the most monumental elements of the parish, was erected after the second visit of Bishop Espada in 1819, who approved the project. Executed by Domingo Valverte and cataloged as the highest in Cuba.
The Rubén Martínez Villena Provincial Library presents valuable interior and exterior elements of 19th century architecture, but the characteristics of The cover corresponds to a previous intervention, possibly made by Don Miguel de Pina. In its construction, artisanal technology was used, but some elements were manufactured industrially, while the assembly was carried out with the most advanced technology of the time. The materials used were reinforced concrete for its structure, glass and wood for doors and windows, marble for stairs and floors, as well as plaster for interior decorations and cement for exterior decorations.
With the advent of the republic, the colonial squares were eliminated and in their place "beautiful English-style parks" were built, paved with concrete, with bushes, iron and wooden benches and street lamps for lighting.