Convento de Sant Esteban
Convento de Sant Esteban, Dominican monastery in Salamanca, Spain
The monastery features a Plateresque facade with a portico of semicircular arches designed by Juan Ribero de Rada between 1590 and 1592.
The construction started in 1524 under architect Juan de Álava and continued until 1610 with contributions from Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón and Pedro Gutiérrez.
During the Counter-Reformation, the monastery became a center of theological studies where Francisco de Vitoria established the School of Salamanca.
The monastery sits in Plaza del Concilio de Trento and contains a single-nave church with chapels between buttresses and a main cloister for processions.
The Staircase of Soto, built between 1553 and 1556, demonstrates revolutionary engineering by supporting itself solely through cantilevers attached to walls.
Location: Salamanca
Inception: 1256
Architects: Juan de Álava
Architectural style: late Gothic, Plateresque
Website: https://conventosanesteban.es
GPS coordinates: 40.96082,-5.66255
Latest update: May 27, 2025 10:00
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