Los Arquillos were
constructed between 1787 and 1802 and form a beautiful colonnade
of columns and balconies, above, under and alongside a row
of private homes. They can be divided into two main blocks:
the first extends over the Cuesta de San Francisco; and the
second block is located under the Church of San Miguel (St
Michael). Plaza Nueva (New Square) and Los Arquillos are also
the result of the first period of expansion in the modern
era of the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, and were designed to resolve
the problem associated with the great difference in height
between the medieval city and the surrounding land. Together
with the Plaza de España (Spain Square), it represents one
of the most outstanding examples of neoclassical architecture
of the Basque Country.
C. Mateo de Moraza and C. Cuesta de San Francisco
19th century Neoclassicism |
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