Relating to or denoting an ornate, elaborate style of Baroque architecture and decoration, characterized by extreme complexity and decoration; heavily ornamented.
Named after the Churriguera family of Spanish architects in the 17th-18th centuries, particularly Bartolomé Churriguera. The suffix '-esco' in Spanish/Italian means 'in the manner of,' so the word literally means 'in the Churriguera manner.' It entered English as an art historical term.
The Churriguera family were so known for wild, over-the-top decoration that their name became permanently associated with ornamental excess—imagine being so famous for your style that your family name becomes an entire architectural movement! It's the ultimate architectural legacy.
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