Plaza de Mazarelos - Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, España
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The Plaza de Mazarelos, known in past centuries as Plaza de las Mazarelas or Plaza de la Universidad, is a square in the city of Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia, Spain.
Waymark Code: WM19624
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 12/03/2023
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"It is a square of "considerable" size, as pointed out by Professor Celestino García-Braña, and it is the site of the gate or arch of Mazarelos, which formerly allowed travellers from Orense to enter Santiago de Compostela and is the only gate in the wall of Santiago de Compostela that has survived to the present day, as the rest of it was demolished between the 18th and 19th centuries.
In the Plaza de Mazarelos, also known as the Plaza de la Universidad, the following buildings are located:
Faculty of Geography and History. The building was formerly occupied by the Faculty of Law.
Faculty of Philosophy (formerly Philology). It was built by the Galician architect Simón Rodríguez in the 18th century.
University Church, also known as the Church of the Jesuits. It houses a Baroque altarpiece from the 18th century built by the architect Simón Rodríguez, and is currently an exhibition centre for the Society of Jesus.
Pazo de Mazarelos. It currently houses the Secretary of Tourism of the Galician Regional Government.
Opposite the faculty is the statue of the politician and jurist Eugenio Montero Rios, which in 2006 was returned to its original location, the Plaza del Obradoiro, although it was later moved back to the Plaza de Mazarelos, where it is currently located.
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