Fachada de la Casa del Cabildo rehabilitada en 2011

Casa do Cabido is a historic house in

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, Galicia,

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, facing the Praza de Praterías. It was designed for urban beautification in order to decorate and match the surroundings and completed in 1758 in the baroque style.

History and characteristics

The medieval

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guilds gave name to the Praza das Praterías and to the south

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of the Cathedral: across the square, the

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-style Casa do Cabido was built, about three meters deep with an only scenographic function, closing one of the sides around the fountain. Designed by the architect of the Galician baroque Clemente Fernández Sarela, it dates from the year 1758. Initially it was the seat of the Cathedral Council, but it became private property in the mid-nineteenth century. This way Casa do Cabido, in front of the Cathedral, had a new fake façade strictly following the local

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of the early 18th century, the style of plates typical of the Baroque in Compostela. It inspired Valle-Inclán the story of ''My Sister Antonia'', just like the fountain (Fonte dos Cabalos) inspired

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for the ''Dance of the Moon'' poem in Santiago. In the year 2005, the film ''

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'' was shot on it.

References

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