Paisaje celeste y arqueoastronom\'ia: las iglesias hist\'oricas como indicadores de la planimetr\'ia de una ciudad ideal
Alejandro Gangui

TL;DR
This paper investigates the geometric and archaeoastronomical aspects of San Cristobal de La Laguna's urban design, analyzing church orientations to understand the city's planned layout and historical development.
Contribution
It introduces a novel archaeoastronomical approach to interpret the spatial distribution and orientation of historical churches in La Laguna, linking urban planning with cultural and religious factors.
Findings
Church orientations reflect the city's geometric plan
Archaeoastronomical analysis offers new insights into urban layout
Historical religious constructions align with cultural symbolism
Abstract
According to popular tradition, the Canarian city of San Cristobal de La Laguna, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1999, emerged in the early sixteenth century with a novel organization, in line with a new peaceful social order inspired by the religious doctrine of the millennium and its expression through urban design [...] In this paper we briefly discuss some details of these ideas, which propose a planned geometric origin for the city, and the original sources on which they are based. We then look for other indications that in a simpler way might explain some of the notable characteristics of the order and design of La Laguna, where over time a model of traditional Canarian architecture was installed that, during the 17th century, was populated with civil and religious constructions (churches, chapels and convents) with notable creations in carpentry of Mudejar origin, for…
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Taxonomy
TopicsArchaeological and Historical Studies · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical Studies on Spain
