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A view of Calle García Moreno, which intersects the historic
core of Quito, Ecuador. A study of the architecture along
this street was a major component of the GCI's work in the
city. Photo: Jesús Lopez.
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Plaza Grande in the heart of Quito, historically a place
of political, cultural, and religious activities. Photo: Guillermo
Aldana.
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A panorama of historic Quito, with Calle García Moreno running
through the center. Photo: Guillermo Aldana.
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An overview of the historic center, taken from Church of
San Francisco. Photo: Guillermo Aldana.
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A view of the heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic along
Calle García Moreno. Air pollution is a contributing factor
to the deterioration the historic buildings. Photo: Guillermo
Aldana.
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Street vendors in the historic part of the city. Photo: Guillermo
Aldana.
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Sampling the color history of a building on Calle García
Moreno. Teams took 1,200 samples of paint layers from buildings
along the street to determine their 19th-century and colonial-era
appearance. Photo: Guillermo Aldana.
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Architectural drawings being prepared. As part of the project,
eighteen buildings along the historic section of Calle García
Moreno were documented in detail. Photo: Guillermo Aldana.
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Interior of the Church of La Compañia de Jesús, where the
Getty provided conservation advice on gilding and polychrome
sculpture. Photo: Jesús Lopez.
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Courtyard of the monastery of La Merced. The GCI and the
Getty Research Institute collaborated on a conservation project
involving the monastery's library. Photo: Jesús Lopez.
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Interior view of the La Merced Library. This project involved
the conservation and cataloguing of the library's historic
collection. Photo: Jesús Lopez.
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