Santo Domingo de Guzman, Terrinches

Santo Domingo de Guzmán is a 15th-century, Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Terrinches in the province of Ciudad Real in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

The church was initiated during 1468 to 1493, and completed between 1494 and 1515. The church has temple-fortress layout with a single nave. It has a bell-tower with a square base and octagonal top. The sides has buttresses.[1] The main portal has an Isabelline Gothic decoration with arched top. It had some refurbishments over the years, but the interior had to wait till the 17th century for completion. The main retablo was added then. The musical organ was built by García Herráiz, but the pipes disappeared during the Spanish civil war, and only rebuilt in 2006-2009.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Translated from Spanish Wikipedia entry that reflects documents regarding consideration of the church as Bien de Interés Cultural published in the BOE N.º 95 of April 20 2002.
  2. ↑ Ayuntamiento de Terrinches, entry on church.
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