page_title: Casa Quintana
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Casa Quintana / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: Español: Interior de la Casa Quintana en 2012
context_page_description: The Quintana House is a sample of the ancient architecture of the municipality of Guia de Gran Canaria in the Canarian island of Gran Canaria, located in the Plaza Mayor de Guía and its buildings date from the 16th century. The Canarian balcony is of Mudejar style, in wood and coat of arms with the surnames Guanarteme and Quintana.
context_section_description: The remaining building preserves little of the century of its origin, the XVI century. Of this the most striking is a door on the left side of the inner courtyard that is topped by a late Gothic arc of memories, specifically those known as ogee arch.
  The architecture conforms to the traditional domestic architecture of the well-to-do class of the Canary Islands: through its main facade crosses the vestibule that gives access to the interior courtyard, from which various rooms depart, as well as the staircase that leads to the upper floor. On this floor are found interesting Mudejar wood paneling with rococo details as well as the cupboard attached or recessed in the dining room.
  Other locations of the inferior plants are the cellars and the old stable. The most characteristic architectural elements are located in the main façade, such as the portal framed by stonework that presents a chiaroscuro known as cushioning. This frame is of a frequent typology in different points of Gran Canaria. More precisely it displays a form in which the main door is united with a window of the superior plant that is decorated as well with the corresponding sill and the cornice that crowns the whole.
  However, the façade has another more significant element: on its right side is a balcony of covered carpentry and with railing or handrail of lattice grid. It is an even more singular balcony because its location on the facade. It is on the right-hand side.
caption: Inner courtyard of Casa Quintana in 2012
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