Plaza Mayor
If you were asked to imagine a damsel watching from the gallery as knights of old joust in a tournament below, you’d probably picture a scene something like this Renaissance square. It was commissioned by Cardinal Mendoza, who was bishop of Sigüenza in the 1470s. Along the east side is a row of arcaded 15th- and 16th-century mansions of various heights. To the south is the ayuntamiento (town hall), three stories tall, with arcades and galleries from which flags and pennants flutter. It faces the square Tuscan-looking bell tower of the cathedral on the third side. Only the 20th-century bollards break the spell.
If you were asked to imagine a damsel watching from the gallery as knights of old joust in a tournament below, you’d probably picture a scene something like this Renaissance square. It was commissioned by Cardinal Mendoza, who was bishop of Sigüenza in the 1470s. Along the east side is a row of arcaded 15th- and 16th-century mansions of various heights. To the south is the ayuntamiento (town hall), three stories tall, with arcades and galleries from which flags and pennants flutter. It faces the square Tuscan-looking bell tower of the cathedral on the third side. Only the 20th-century bollards break the spell.
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