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Landmark buildings of Liberia
Universidad de San José
A slight Victorian influence is visible in the triangular tapestries that crown the side volumes, and in the layout of the corridor with a main door and two side doors, which become the main door of these volumes.
Location: 250 meters south of the Antigua Gobernación de Guanacaste.
Baldioceda Family House, Liberia
Located 150 m east of the Antigua Gobernación in Liberia. It was built in bahareque with a tile roof. It exhibits a neoclassical influence that can be seen in the pilasters attached to the walls, the window work and in the graphics of the semicircular arch. It also has a Caribbean influence brought by the United Fruit Company, which can be seen in its monitor.
The bridge of the Calle Real
A construction of great historical value, as it was an important access road to Liberia. The metal structure was erected in 1907. At present, the construction is being preserved as it is of great cultural and architectural value.
The Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra School
It was declared to be of architectural interest in 1990. Located on the southeast side of the church of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Liberia, it was the town’s first school when it was built in 1904. It is built in bahareque and has a sheet metal roof, sash windows, a plinth or pilasters attached, with a sash that runs along the building and divides the first and second floors.
Old Margarita Guesthouse
Señor de la Agonía Museum of Religious Art
This museum was created to recover and revitalize the heritage and religious and cultural traditions of Liberia. The collection is composed of objects of value in the historical and cultural context of the turn of the century. It was a time in which the architecture reflected a different lifestyle and religious fervor, with spiritual and humanistic values that are disappearing.
Located 200 m east of the Antigua
Gobernación, in front of Bar México in
Liberia. It was built in bahareque with
a tile roof. It exhibits Caribbean
influences in the fretwork wood
balconies and columns, as well as a
fretwork wood finish that runs along the roof and windows with eaves. Its architecture shows significant adaptations to the climate, with cross and dynamic ventilation. White reflects light and tends to enlarge spaces.
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