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Main facade (Town hall) of the Baroque Plaza Mayor de Salamanca, square built between 1729 and 1756. The Plaza Mayor de Salamanca: Baroque style, designed by the architects Alberto and Nicolás Churriguera, it is the most important public space and heart of the city. The main building of the square is the City hall of Salamanca.
- 34 (Spain) + 923 (Salamanca)
- Spain
- 802 m (2,631 ft)
- Europe and North America
The Cathedral School of Salamanca existed as far back as the late 12th century. The oldest university building in Salamanca, now the Rectorate, is the old Hospital del Estudio, built in 1413, with the final element of the building programme begun in 1533.
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Salamanca, Spain. Salamanca’s many outstanding architectural and historical landmarks include the Romanesque old cathedral (begun c. 1140) and the new cathedral (begun 1513 and completed in the 18th century). The main building of the university (1415–33), facing the new cathedral, has a fine Plateresque west facade (1494).
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Built in the 15th century: "The oldest university building in Salamanca, now the Rectorate, is the old Hospital del Estudio, built in 1413. Its facade faces the Court of Schools. Its facade faces the Court of Schools.
1218 – University of Salamanca founded by Alfonso IX of León. 1401 – University's Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé, Salamanca established. 1415 – University's Escuelas Mayores built. 1481 – Printing press in use. 1485 – Casa de doña María la Brava built on the Plaza de los Bandos (Salamanca) (approximate date).
Salamanca. Built between 1729 and 1755, Salamanca's exceptional grand square is widely considered to be Spain's most beautiful central plaza. It's particularly…
The Old Cathedral attracts the eye of the visitor due to the beautiful tombs of the bishops' and members of the nobility to be found inside. The New Cathedral, built in the 16th century and completed in the 18th century by Churriguera, houses the image of the Virgin of the Assumption, carved in 1626 by the sculptor Esteban Rueda.
