The great renewal of Compostela’s main monuments during the baroque period highlighted the precarious and degraded condition of its residential fabric, which was still characterised by many of its medieval features. The Enlightenment established the mechanisms required for remodelling the city’s residential façade, introducing decisive elements for the present-day image of historical Compostela, such as stone paving, stone façades and the typical galleries.

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