Plaza Alta

Today: Plaza Alta, Badajoz

Place: Badajoz
Kind: Square
Built: 1699 to 1703
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The arcaded square that was the centre of the city for centuries, on the site of the old Muslim souk. The council, Bishop Marín de Rodezno and the cathedral chapter began its complete renewal in 1699, and the War of the Spanish Succession broke it off in 1703 when 30 % of it had been done; what was built, around the old bull pen, forms a closed square with Baroque decoration. The north end, by the Arco del Peso, is the oldest part.

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