St. Stephen's Church: Overall view, main facade
Date
Circa 1910
Location
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Now houses the Museum of the Altarpiece (Museo del Retablo). It was a parish church but also atypically has a cloister and chapter house. It is noted for the sculptured west portal surmounted by a rose window and imposing tower. The choir loft is Isabelline Gothic, by Simon of Cologne (Simón de Colonia), ca. 1503. The exterior is Romanesque and early Gothic, while the interior has Plateresque and later features.
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