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Royal Butchers

Royal Butchers

Edificio del siglo XVI con arquitectura manierista, destaca por su portada italiana, patio central con arcos y una escalera de piedra en espiral.

A16th-centuryslaughterhouse and market. Designed by Francisco del Castillo, it features aMannerist façadeof Italian influence. The façade incorporates rusticated columns topped by a triangular pediment that curves at its centre, crowned by pyramids on balls. A square-plan buildingwith a central courtyard, featuring galleries of semicircular arches resting on rough-hewn stone columns and towers at the corners. A beautifulspiral stone staircaseleads down to the lower level, which was used for the slaughter of cattle.