Churrigueresque architecture

thumb|Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in [[Spain. Churrigueresque Obradoiro façade]] thumb|Basilica and Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Lima Churrigueresque (; Spanish: Churrigueresco), also but less commonly "Ultra Baroque", refers to a Spanish Baroque style of elaborate sculptural architectural ornament which emerged as a manner of stucco decoration in Spain in the late 17th century and was used until about 1750, marked by extreme, expressive and florid decorative detailing, normally found above the entrance on the main façade of a building.

thumb|right|220px|Estipite in the Basilica of la Vera Cruz in [[Caravaca de la Cruz, Region of Murcia, Spain.]] thumb|220px|Estitipes on the facade of the Parroquia Antigua, Salamanca, Guanajuato|Parroquia Antigua in Salamanca, State of [[Guanajuato, Mexico]]