Plaza de las Platerías

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Praterías Square | Routes on foot | Official Tourism Website of Santiago de Compostela and its Surroundings

The Cathedral's south square, which is called after the silversmiths workshops occupying the arches underneath the cloister since the Middle Ages, is dominated by the Cathedral's only remaining Romanesque façade. It dates from the year 1078 or 1103 and was severely damaged during the popular uprisings against Archbishop Gelmírez, in the second decade of the 12th century, being reconstructed a few years later. During the following centuries, more Romanesque figures were added from the s...