Leon City Hall
by Pablo Lopez
Title
Leon City Hall
Artist
Pablo Lopez
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Photograph - Digital Image
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Old City Hall and Main Square of Leon, Spain.
The Plaza Mayor is located in the "Wet District" of Léon, in the drinking area and the most emblematic restoration point of the city. It is a pedestrian plaza, which has recently built an underground parking accessible by foot from the square and by car by Cano Badillo Street. This is a typical Spanish square, surrounded by houses with arcades, where there are a multitude of bars which during good weather make good use of the terraces - it is therefore a great place to stop and have a drink.
The Plaza Mayor is the venue of a traditional market of fruits, vegetables and sometimes small animals like rabbits or chickens, every Wednesday and Saturday mornings. It also hosts several holiday events such as concerts, tapas fairs, or the traditional "meeting" of the Good Friday procession. In the past it also served as a bullring.
There are two notable buildings: The NH Plaza Mayor, and before that the old Town Hall, a building of Baroque facade flanked by two towers. Throughout its history it has had various functions: Municipal School, Municipal Archives, Home Relief, court or child orphanage.
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August 27th, 2014
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