Company of Jesus, Quito

The Church of the Society of Jesus acknowledged colloquially as l. A. Compañía, is a Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador. It is most of the excellent-recognized churches in Quito due to its big primary nave, that is profusely adorned with gold leaf, gilded plaster and wood carvings. Inspired by two Roman Jesuit church buildings the Chiesa del Gesu and the Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola 1650 — la Compañía is one of the maximum good sized works of Spanish Baroque structure in South America. It is Quito's most ornate church and according to some observers the country's most beautifu.

Over the 160 years of its construction, the architects of La Companía included factors of 4 architectural patterns, despite the fact that the Baroque is the maximum prominent. Mudejar Moorish impact is seen within the geometrical figures at the pillars; the Churrigueresque characterizes a lot of the ornate decoration, particularly in the interior partitions; eventually the Neoclassical style ornaments the Chapel of Saint Mariana de Jesus in early years a vineyard.