Domingo Antonio de Andrade ( Cee, 1639 –

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, 1712 was a Galician baroque architect, a leading figure in the emergence of Galician Baroque architecture.

Works

In the

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where, in 1671, he was designated as “Master builder” (architect): *

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, called Berenguela (1676-1680). *Royal Door to Quintana square, initiated by Jose de la Peña de Toro. *Finished the Tower of the Bells, initiated by Peña de Toro. *Finished the baldachin designed by Jose de Vega y Verdugo, Count of Alba Real and

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of the cathedral chapter. *New sacristy, now capela do Pilar, finished by

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. Other works in Santiago de Compostela: * Convent of Saint Dominic of Bonaval: The triple helical staircase, the tower and finished the cloister. *Several historic houses: “Casa das Pomas” (initiated by Diego de Romay), “Casa da Parra” in Quintana square, or the “Casas da Conga”. *Retables for the Convent of Saint Dominic of Bonaval and for the Convent of Saint Clare.

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''Andrade y la catedral de Santiago''
por Mª Dolores Vila (in Spanish). 17th-century Spanish architects 18th-century Spanish architects Spanish Baroque architects 1639 births 1712 deaths Architects from Galicia (Spain) {{Spain-architect-stub