Casa de las Conchas

Today: Casa de las Conchas, Salamanca

Place: Salamanca
Kind: Palace
Built: 1493 to 1517
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

An urban palace in Gothic style with Plateresque elements, built for Rodrigo Maldonado de Talavera, a knight of the Order of Santiago. Work began around 1493 and ended in 1517, and its façade carries more than 300 shells. Around 1701 it was repaired and extended on the Rúa side. Since 1993 it has housed a state public library.

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