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"The Plaza Mayor has been the heart of the Old Town for centuries, and continues to be the main meeting point in the city. Large, bright and porticoed, it has an irregular shape and the peculiarity of being one of the few main squares in Europe with a slightly sloping floor.
The Plaza Mayor (formerly Plaza del Campo) is home to some of the city's main monuments. The centrepiece of the space is the façade of the Town Hall, a work by Queralt that occupies the only side without arcades. Next to it is the Old Episcopal Palace, with which it seems to compete in majesty.
The other three sides are the arcades that form the Espolón, the former promenade of the nobility, now converted into one of the liveliest terrace areas in the centre. Above it, beautiful façades of noble houses from the 18th and 19th centuries, including a design by Vázquez Gulías for the house of Fermín García (now converted into an exhibition space) decorated with tiles, a beautiful example of modernist architecture in Ourense. "
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