Geodetic benchmark - Palacio de La Salina, Salamanca, Spain - European Historic Survey Stones, Monuments and Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

There a three other places with such a sign and their appropriate height (in spanish, but with pictures: (visit link) )

This plaque reads (in spanish):

“DIRECCIÓN GENERAL DEL
INSTITUTO GEOGRÁFICO Y ESTADÍSTICO.
796,8 m.
ALTURA SOBRE EL NIVEL MEDIO DEL
MEDITERRANEO EN ALICANTE”.

A translation might be:

"General Directorate of Geography and Statistics.
796.8 m.
above average heigt of the Mediterranean Sea in Alicante"

The reference point for height measurements in Spain is at the town hall in Alicante
(visit link) at this place: (visit link)

This plaque is on the facade of the Palacio de La Salina (spanish: (visit link) )
The address is: Calle San Pablo 20-24, Salamanca

This palace was built in 1538 by Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón. It is also called Palacio de Fonseca or Palacio de Don Rodrigo de Messia.

The sign shows the measurement by the Institutio Geographico and is one of the historic land survey measurements in this city.

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2. An area photo including the waymark in the view is highly appreciated.

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