Abstract

ARDUENGO GARCIA, Darwin A.  and  CRUZ PEREZ, Alejandro. A new reading the ancient Saint Claire of Assisi convent from the archaeological and historical approach. Arquitectura y Urbanismo [online]. 2012, vol.33, n.1, pp. 77-90. ISSN 1815-5898.

This paper provides a new view of the history of the ancient Saint Claire of Assisi monastery located in Old Havana, headquarters of the National Center for Conservation, Restoration and Museology (CENCREM). The main goal of the research is to explain the historical evolution of the convent through the technological and constructive changes that took place in the building.The information collected until now has enhanced the knowledge about the history of the building in a more accurate way than historiography could do.

Keywords : archaeology; architecture; restoration; transformations.

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