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Escuelas Mayores of Salamanca

The Escuelas Mayores are the main historic building of the University of Salamanca. Its 16th-century Plateresque façade, facing the Patio de Escuelas, is divided into three tiers with medallions of the Catholic Monarchs, coats of arms of the kingdoms of Spain and a small frog hidden among the decoration, which has become a tourist attraction. Inside, a cloister with a centenary sequoia planted in 1870 organises the rooms: the historic library with shelves by Manuel de Lara Churriguera, the chapel of San Jerónimo with an altarpiece and Baroque organ of 1709, the Paraninfo and the octagonal Salón de Claustros. The Renaissance staircase, built after 1512, stands out for the decoration of its parapets. The building has also housed the Unamuno House-Museum since 1955.

Things to do at Escuelas Mayores of Salamanca: 10 missions

• Visit the Escuelas Mayores of SalamancaVisit the Escuelas Mayores of Salamanca in Salamanca and get to know the place on the ground.
• Visit the university chapelThe building also contains the university library (right behind the façade), the university chapel and the paraninfo.
• Climb the staircaseThe staircase became necessary to lead to the new library hall and was built at a date that cannot be pinned down but after 1512.
• Stroll through the cloisterA centenary sequoia (planted in 1870) grows in the cloister, a gift from an American university.
• Explore the upper cloisterWalk the upper cloister and look at its southern and western sides, where the cloister hall, the chapel and the library are.
• Discover the paraninfoThe building also contains the university library (right behind the façade), the university chapel and the paraninfo.
• Get to know the university libraryThe building also contains the university library (right behind the façade), the university chapel and the paraninfo.
• Visit the Salón de ClaustrosSee the Salón de Claustros, built between 1791 and 1794 by Lesmes Gavilán Tomé.
• Admire the Plateresque façadeThe Plateresque façade, built later, in the 16th century, opens to the west onto the Patio de Escuelas, and today is perhaps the best-known emblem of the University.
• Look at the Fachada de las CadenasThe first main façade of the building, known as the Fachada de las Cadenas, faced east, towards the cathedral.

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