Church of the Holy Trinity Trinidad Cuba
by Joan Carroll
Title
Church of the Holy Trinity Trinidad Cuba
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
The picturesque Plaza Mayor lies in the historical center of Trinidad. Above the plaza stands the sun-bleached pastel Church of the Holy Trinity (Iglesia Parroquial de la Santisima Trinidad). Construction began on the current church in the late 19th century and it was completed in 1892. It was built on the site of a previous 17th-century church that was destroyed during the 19th century by a cyclone which damaged a great many buildings in Trinidad. Other buildings surrounding the plaza date from the 18th and 19th centuries when trade in sugar from the nearby Valle de los Ingenios and the slave trade brought great riches to the area. The small sloping central plaza in front of the church has gardens on a raised platform, with paths dividing it in quarters. The resulting four small garden beds are fenced off by white wrought-iron fences. Cobblestone streets surround the square, separating it from the surrounding buildings. Wrought-iron lamp-posts, statues of English greyhounds, and columns with large terra-cotta finials decorate the plaza. Trinidad, located in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus, was founded in the early 16th century but owes its existence to the sugar industry that flourished there and in the nearby Valley de los Ingenios (Valley of the Sugar Mills) from the late 18th century to the late 19th century. As a result of this heritage, Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios are designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites.
FEATURED PHOTO, UNESCO World Heritage Sites group, 7/29/18
FEATURED PHOTO, Old Masters - Photographers And Digital Arts group, 7/29/18
FEATURED PHOTO, Churches group, 7/28/18
joan carroll, yellow, tower, tourism, stone, street, traditional, travel, urban, vintage, trinidad de cuba, city, caribbean, colonial, culture, cuban, architecture
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Joan Carroll
thank you Lenore for the feature in the Old Masters - Photographers And Digital Arts group, 7/29/18
Nisah Cheatham
Congrats! This photo has been featured on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites group on FAA/Pixels. • • • You are invited to archive your photo at the following Discussion Topic: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-unesco-world-heritage-sites.html?showmessage=true&messageid=4142064
Maria Hunt
Congratulations on your Special Feature in the 1000 Views on 1 Image. Lovely work with powerful and pleasing composition Joan
Christopher James
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