This is a list of the preserved important buildings in Quito, capital of Ecuador.

Quito is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978.

Colonial

Name	Image	Built	Architectural style	Architect(s)	Belonged to the religious order	Source	Location
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco		1535-1650	Mannerism, Renaissance, Baroque, Mudéjar	Jodoco Ricke, Pedro Gosseal, Jorge de la Cruz, Francisco de la Cruz, friar Antonio Rodríguez	Franciscans	[1]	General information Location Eugenio Espejo, Quito Coordinates 0°13′13″S 78°30′56″W / 0.22028°S 78.51556°W / -0.22028; -78.51556 (Palacio de Carondelet)
Quito Metropolitan Cathedral		1535-1799	Baroque, Gothic-Mudéjar, Neoclassical	Antonio García and others		[2]	General information Location Eugenio Espejo, Quito Coordinates 0°13′13″S 78°30′51″W / 0.22028°S 78.51417°W / -0.22028; -78.51417 (Palacio de Carondelet)
Church of Santo Domingo		1540-1688	Baroque, Mudéjar	Francisco Becerra, Father Rodrigo Manrique de Lara, Friar Antonio Rodríguez, Friar Juan Mantilla	Dominican Order	[3]	General information Location Calle Flores, frente a la Plaza de Santo Domingo Coordinates 0°13′28″S 78°30′45″W / 0.22444°S 78.51250°W / -0.22444; -78.51250 (Church of Santo Domingo, Quito)
Church and monastery of El Carmen Alto		late 16th century-1653	Baroque		Discalced Carmelites	[4]	General information Location García Moreno and Rocafuerte, next to the Arch of la Reina Coordinates 0°13′23″S 78°30′54″W / 0.22306°S 78.51500°W / -0.22306; -78.51500 (Church and monastery of El Carmen Alto, Quito)
Church of La Compañía		1605-1765	Baroque	Francisco Ayerdi, Nicolás Durán Mastrilli, Marcos Guerra, and others	Jesuits	[5]	General information Location García Moreno N10-43, Quito Coordinates 0°13′15″S 78°30′50″W / 0.22083°S 78.51389°W / -0.22083; -78.51389 (Palacio de Carondelet)
Church and convent of San Agustín		1606-1617	Baroque, Neoclassical	Francisco Becerra, Juan del Corral, Diego de Escorza	Order of Saint Augustine	[6]	General information Location calle Chile, between Guayaquil and Flores Coordinates 0°13′13″S 78°30′37″W / 0.22028°S 78.51028°W / -0.22028; -78.51028 (Church and convent of San Agustín, Quito)
Shrine of the Virgin of Guápulo		1650-1690	Baroque	Antonio Rodríguez	Franciscans	[7]	General information Location Guápulo, Quito Coordinates 0°12′00″S 78°28′32″W / 0.20000°S 78.47556°W / -0.20000; -78.47556 (Shrine of the Virgin of Guápulo)
Church of El Sagrario		1694-1715	Renaissance	José Jaime Ortiz, Gabriel de Escorza		[8]	General information Location Calle García Moreno, a few meters from the corner with calle Eugenio Espejo Coordinates 0°13′15″S 78°30′46″W / 0.22083°S 78.51278°W / -0.22083; -78.51278 (Iglesia de El Sagrario, Quito)
Basilica of La Merced		1701-1736	Baroque	José Jaime Ortiz, Bernardo de Legarda	Mercedarian Order	[9]	General information Location García Moreno N10-43 Coordinates 0°13′06″S 78°30′49″W / 0.21833°S 78.51361°W / -0.21833; -78.51361 (Basilica of La Merced, Quito)
Palacio de Carondelet (it is the seat of government of the Republic of Ecuador)		1790-1801	Neoclassical	Antonio García		[10]	General information Location García Moreno, Quito Coordinates 0°13′11″S 78°30′45″W / 0.21972°S 78.51250°W / -0.21972; -78.51250 (Palacio de Carondelet)
Archbishop's Palace of Quito		1546-1775	Neoclassical	Antonio García			General information Location Located on the eastern corner of Chile and Venezuela streets, it is one of the four buildings that flank the Plaza de la Independencia on its north side. Coordinates 0°13′11″S 78°30′45″W / 0.21972°S 78.51250°W / -0.21972; -78.51250 (Archbishop's Palace of Quito)
Museum House of Sucre		17th century-18th century	Colonial				General information Location Venezuela street, Quito Coordinates 0°13′18″S 78°30′47″W / 0.22167°S 78.51306°W / -0.22167; -78.51306 (Museum House of Sucre)
Casa de los Alcaldes		17th century	Neoclassical	Juan Díaz de Hidalgo			General information Location north flank of the Plaza de la Independencia, in the heart of the Historic Center
Quito Colonial Art Museum (an important museum)		16th century	Baroque			[11]	General information Location Cuenca y Mejía corner.

Post-Colonial

Name	Image	Built	Architectural style	Architect(s)	Belonged to the religious order	Source	Location
National Museum of Ecuador (one of the most important historical museums in Ecuador)		1969-1995	Modern				General information Location Avenues Patria and 6 de Diciembre, Building of the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana.
Basílica del Voto Nacional (It is actually the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas)		1887-1924	Neo-Gothic	Emilio Tarlier		[12]	General information Location García Moreno, Quito Coordinates 0°12′54″S 78°30′27″W / 0.21500°S 78.50750°W / -0.21500; -78.50750 (Basílica del Voto Nacional)
Centro Cultural Metropolitano		1622-1920	Baroque				General information Location calle García Moreno.
Palace of Pizarro (on the site was the two-story mansion of Gonzalo Pizarro), today houses the Hotel Plaza Grande		1930	Eclectic	Antonino Russo			General information Location north flank of the Plaza de la Independencia, in the northwestern corner formed by Chile and García Moreno streets
Palacio Gangotena (currently houses the Hotel Casa Gangotena)		1918	Eclectic, Neoclassical, Renaissance Revival	Antonino Russo and Paolo Russo			General information Location corner of Rocafuerte and Cuenca streets, in front of the Plaza de San Francisco in the historic center
Statue of El Panecillo (The monument was inspired by the "Virgin of Quito" (Quito's Madonna) also known as "the dancer" sculpted by Bernardo de Legarda in 1734)		1975	Colonial Revival	Agustín de la Herrán Matorras			General information Location Top of Hill El Panecillo, Quito Coordinates 0°13′43″S 78°31′7″W / 0.22861°S 78.51861°W / -0.22861; -78.51861 (Statue of El Panecillo)

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