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Juan de Herrera
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Key facts
- Born
- 1530 ( 1530 ) , Roiz , Valdáliga , Cantabria , Spain
- Died
- 15 January 1597 (1597-01-15) (aged 66–67) , Madrid , Spain
- Alma mater
- University of Valladolid
- Occupation
- Architect
- Buildings
- El Escorial , Royal Palace of Aranjuez , Valladolid Cathedral
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Juan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Educated at
- University of Valladolid
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Image
- Juan de Herrera (BM 1919,1111.49).jpg
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- birth name
- Juan de Herrera de Maliaño
- name in native language
- Juan de Herrera
- Commons category
- Juan de Herrera
- date of birth
- 1530-01-01
- date of death
- 1597-01-15
- Commons Creator page
- Juan de Herrera
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
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Encyclopedic overview
Juan de Herrera (1530 – 15 January 1597) was a Spanish architect, mathematician and geometrician.
One of the most outstanding Spanish architects in the 16th century, Herrera represents the peak of the Renaissance in Spain. His sober style reached full development in buildings like the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. The Herrerian style was named after him, and was representative of the architecture of the Spanish Empire of Philip II and his Austrian successors.
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