Montalbán Church. Mérida, Venezuela. ENG- ESP

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Hello Hive friends, a pleasure to greet you again, it's been a while since I last posted content here, I hope to do it more often. It is one of my resolutions for Hive this year. Today I am very happy to share with you some images of an architectural work, which calls my attention, for its simplicity and uniqueness. It is: Our Lady of Carmén Church, also known as La Iglesia Montalbán, named after the place where it is located.

It is located in the State of Merida, Venezuela, specifically in the City of Ejido, this building calls my attention by the characteristics of its facade, which gives a certain feeling of asymmetry, something that is not very common in this type of churches. It is part of the group of temples that were declared Historical Monument in 1960, although it was rebuilt, it still preserves the tower of the original church.

As an engineering student and lover of civil works in general, I like to admire this type of buildings, for the different nuances and architectural styles that predominate in any temple, analyze them from the structural point of view and of course capture them in a photograph even if I do not have the skill or equipment of a professional photographer.

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Hola amigos de Hive, un placer saludarlos nuevamente, ha pasado un tiempo desde la última vez que publique contenido aquí, espero hacerlo más seguido. Es uno de mis propósitos para Hive de este año. Hoy estoy muy feliz de compartir con ustedes algunas imágenes, de una obra arquitectónica, que llama mucho mi atención, por su sencillez y singularidad. Se trata de: La Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Carmen, también conocida como La Iglesia Montalbán, llamada así por el lugar en donde se encuentra ubicada.

Esta situada en el Estado Mérida, Venezuela, específicamente en la Ciudad de Ejido, esta edificación llama mi atención por las características de su fachada, que da cierta sensación de asimetría, algo que no es muy común en este tipo de iglesias. Forma parte del conjunto de templos que fueron declaradas Monumento Histórico en el año 1960, aunque fue reconstruida aún conserva la torre de la iglesia original.

Como estudiante de ingeniería y amante de las obras civiles en general, me gusta admirar este tipo de edificaciones, por los diferentes matices y estilos arquitectónicos que predominan en cualquier templo, analizarlas desde el punto de vista estructural y por supuesto capturarlas en una fotografía aunque no tenga la destreza ni el equipo de un fotógrafo profesional.

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This temple has the common characteristics of a basilical plant, inherited from the Roman style, it has three naves, one main nave and two lateral naves of lesser length, it can be appreciated that it is a reinforced concrete structure, in engineering we say that a building is aporticada when the resistance and stability is given by the combination of beams and columns, as we can observe in the photograph in this case they are of reinforced concrete.

One of the things that I like most about this church is the false roof, which is located along the central nave, those geometric shapes, are from my point of view beautiful, in addition to the illumination of the circular stained glass windows that accompany it. While on the sides its roof is inclined supported on steel purlins, covered with clay tiles.

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Este templo tiene las características comunes de una planta basilical, heredados del estilo romano, consta de tres naves una principal y dos laterales de menor longitud, se puede apreciar que es una estructura aporticada, de concreto armado, en ingeniería decimos que una edificación es aporticada cuando la resistencia y estabilidad está dada por la combinación de vigas y columnas, como podemos observar en la fotografía, en este caso son de concreto armado.

Una de las cosas que más me gustan de esta iglesia es la falsa cubierta de techo, que se encuentra a lo largo de la nave central, esas formas geométricas, son desde mi punto de vista hermosas, además de la iluminación de los vitrales circulares que la acompañan. Mientras que en los laterales su techo es inclinado apoyado sobre correas de acero, cubiertas de tejas de arcilla.

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I consider that its design is well thought out, it has enough natural lighting, as well as ventilation and has two entrances, one main and one on the left side, this is important, not only facilitates access and circulation of people attending it, but it is also essential for emergency management.

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Considero que su diseño está bien pensado, tiene suficiente iluminación natural, al igual que ventilación y posee dos entradas, una principal y otra del lateral izquierdo, esto es importante, no solo facilita el acceso y la circulación de las personas que asisten a ella, sino que además es indispensable para el manejo de emergencias.

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As for its main facade, it is divided into two parts, so to speak, one end formed by the union of two rectangles, where the main door is located, made of wood and three elongated glass windows, above the door is the image that represents this temple, in a rectangular niche. Next to it, you can detail my favorite part of this type of buildings, the bell tower, which as I said at the beginning is the only thing that remains of the old church built around the years 1830, this has also been rebuilt, but maintaining its design, since in 2011 a lightning fractured its dome.

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En cuanto a su fachada principal, está dividida en dos partes, por decirlo de alguna manera. Un extremo formado por la unión de dos rectángulos, en donde se encuentra ubicada la puerta principal, de madera y tres ventanales alargados de vidrio, arriba de la puerta se encuentra la imagen que representa este templo, en una hornacina de forma rectangular. Al lado, se puede detallar mi parte favorita de este tipo de edificaciones la torre del campanario, que como dije al inicio es lo único que se conserva de la antigua iglesia construida alrededor de los años 1830, este también ha sido reconstruido, pero manteniendo su diseño, ya que en el 2011 un rayo fracturo su cúpula.

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Reading a little about the towers and bell towers, I found different terms that I did not know, so I took one of the photographs and highlighted the name of its elements, as a mental exercise to consolidate my studies and also as general culture.

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Leyendo un poco acerca de las torres y campanarios, encontré diferentes términos que desconocía, así que tome una de las fotografías y resalte el nombre de sus elementos, como un ejercicio mental para consolidar mis estudios y además como cultura general.


I hope that my publication has been to your liking, I will be sharing some buildings of my region that call my attention, in the next book, I will consolidate part of the information regarding this beautiful and simple temple.

Architect Francisco Sesto Novás, Catalog of Venezuelan Cultural Heritage 2004-2006 - Los Andes Region, Campo Elías Municipality. ME 06, Ministry of Culture . Available in pdf format

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Espero que mi publicación haya sido de su agrado, estaré compartiendo algunas edificaciones de mi región que llamen mi atención. En el siguiente libro, consolide parte de la información referente a este hermoso y sencillo templo.

Arquitecto Francisco Sesto Novás, Catalogo del Patrimonio Cultural Venezolano 2004-2006 – Región los Andes, Municipio Campo Elías. ME 06, Ministerio de la Cultura. Disponible en formato pdf

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My language is Spanish so I use the translator DeepL, in its free version, the images were taken by me with my Siragon camera and the ones of the interior with my Yezz max phone.

 Mi idioma es el español por tanto uso el traductor DeepL, en su versión gratuita, las imagenes fueron tomadas por mi,  con mi camara Siragon y las del interior con mi telefono Yezz max.

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Ciertamente la torre del campanario de esa iglesia es hermosa según se aprecia en las fotografías, que atino haber conservado el diseño original de la torre luego de la reconstrucción.

Certainly, the bell tower of that church is beautiful as can be seen in the photographs, which was right to have preserved the original design of the tower after the reconstruction.

The structure in general is simple, but the tower stands out from the rest of the building. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Así es la estructura en general es sencilla, pero la torre destaca a toda la edificación. Gracias por visitar mi blog.

 3 years ago  

Hello @gorayii. Appreciate it if you would provide/include the English language translation for your comment so everyone could understand and engage with the messages. Thank you for considering.

Sure, I have already translated my comment so you can understand it. Greetings.

 3 years ago  

That's awesome, thanks a lot!


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Excellent pictures, the church looks very beautiful, thank you for sharing your information, it is to be appreciated. Like you, the most I enjoy the church is hearing the bell tower.

Yes this church is very beautiful, thank you very much for reading and commenting on my post. have a great week .

This building is unique, especially its front, I think this is the first time that I have seen this kind of design (the front design).

Yes, I haven't seen a design like this either, it's beautiful and simple at the same time. Thanks for visiting my blog.

You're welcome (^_^)

Interesting history of the church of Our Lady of Carmen and especially the old section of the bell tower. Like you @doriangel I love the towers and steeples of the temples and this one in particular is admirable for what it has had to overcome to remain so long. Greetings and blessings.

Thank you for visiting my publication. Yes it is true, fortunately it has been maintained over time because this type of structure enhances the beauty and adds value to the site where they are located.

Hello @doriangel. It's a delight to see you again in our beloved community. With your engineering background and passion for civil projects, I'm also impressed with your sincere interest in architectural works, most especially with Venezuelan heritage monuments of religious significance. The "Our Lady of Carmén Church" features a humble facade and interior space, yet it likewise captivating in its elemental details. Thank you for sharing your beautiful insights and technicalities about this vital landmark.

The pleasure is mine, this community is great, I can learn a lot from it and I hope I can contribute something of value, every chance I get. I really like to admire these architectural works and in the state where I live, there are several that I would like to share. This one in particular I like very much, precisely for that reason, it is very simple but still beautiful. Thank you for reading and welcoming me.

Everything was done uniquely. The inside of the temple is so amazing that is captivating. The frontal area is simple but as you get inside, the architectural designs are excellent. Thank you for sharing this beautiful temple.