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Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
Built in the 16th century to protect the royal inland routes, the fortified city reached its peak in the 18th century, when many outstanding religious and civic buildings were built in the Mexican Baroque style. Some of these buildings are masterpieces of the transition from Baroque to Neoclassicism. The Temple of the Society of Jesus, 14 kilometers from town, was also built in the 18th century and is one of the finest examples of Baroque art and architecture in New Spain. It consists of a cathedral and several chapels, all decorated with paintings by Rodriguez Juárez and murals by Miguel Antonio Martínez de Pocasangre. Due to its location, San Miguel de Allende became a melting pot of cultural exchange between Spanish, Creole and Amerindian peoples, and the Temple of Jesus of Atotonilco is an outstanding example of cultural exchange between Europe and Latin America. Its architecture and interior decoration reflect the influence of the teachings of St. Ignatius de Loyola.
Residential area of Schwerin
Most of the Schwerin residential area was built in the first half of the 19th century in the then capital of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in what is now northeastern Germany. The residential area consists of 38 parts, including the Grand Duke's residence and estate, cultural and religious buildings, and the Pfaffenteich landscape lake. The parks, canals, ponds, lakes and public spaces meet all the needs of the capital of the principality in terms of administration, defense, service infrastructure, transportation, culture and political influence. These buildings form a unique architectural complex that reflects the historical context of the spirit of the time and showcases the neo-Renaissance, neo-Baroque and neo-classical art styles influenced by the Italian Renaissance.
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
The four buildings at the site reflect the pinnacle of Byzantine-Romanesque ecclesiastical culture, with a distinctive style of fresco painting that developed in the Balkans between the 13th and 17th centuries. The Monastery of Dečani was built in the mid-14th century for the Serbian King Stefan Dečani and also serves as his mausoleum. The Archbishop's Monastery of Pécs is a group of four domed churches that features a series of frescoes. The 13th-century frescoes in the Church of the Holy Apostles were painted in a distinctive monumental style. The early 14th-century frescoes in the Church of Our Lady of Livisa represent the emergence of the so-called Neo-Paleologo Renaissance style, which blends influences from Eastern Orthodox Byzantine and Western Romanesque traditions. This style played a decisive role in later Balkan art.