Pamplona Town Hall, Baroque town hall in Plaza Consistorial, Spain.
Pamplona Town Hall is a baroque building located in Plaza Consistorial with an elaborate sculpted facade. The front displays figures representing Law and Prudence on either side of the entrance, topped by a trumpet-bearing statue.
The building was constructed in the 17th century on the site of a former defensive moat. Its location represented a key intersection where three medieval defense systems that once separated different districts of the city met.
The town hall becomes the center of San Fermin celebrations, when crowds gather in the plaza to witness the txupinazo ceremony that marks the festival's opening. This moment reveals how deeply the event shapes local identity.
The building sits prominently in the center of a busy plaza that is easy to reach from most parts of the old city. Visiting at different times of day reveals different aspects of how locals and visitors use the space.
The facade sculptures bear numerical markings that indicate Pamplona's elevation measured from both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. These details often go unnoticed by visitors, yet they reveal how the city measured itself geographically.
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