Plaza Mayor

Today: Plaza Mayor de Salamanca, Salamanca

Place: Salamanca
Kind: Square
Built: 1729 to 1756
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The arcaded square that Alberto Churriguera designed on the model of the Plaza Mayor of Madrid, built between 1729 and 1756 in Villamayor stone; after his death Andrés García de Quiñones finished it. It is completely closed and has 88 round arches with medallions of illustrious figures. The belfry of the town hall dates from 1852 and the present paving from about 1953.

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