Plaza de la Escandalera
{{short description|Spanish plaza}}
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Plaza de la Escandalera is a plaza in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. Its location between the historic and commercial centres of the city makes it a popular area to walk through.{{cite book|author1=Juan de Lillo|author2=Juan de Lillo Cuadrado|title=Oviedo: crónica de un siglo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V05pAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 1997|publisher=Nobel|isbn=9788489770072 }}
The statue "Maternity" (La Maternidad) by Colombian-artist Fernando Botero is located in the plaza.{{cite book|title=For 91 Days in Oviedo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wJS2Fw_0x4IC&pg=PT53|publisher=For 91 Days|pages=53|id=GGKEY:ZK4Y084HN4Y}}
Location
File:La Maternidad. Botero. Oviedo.jpg]]
The square is rectangular, bounded on its west side by the streets Paseo de los Alamos and Uria, which run parallel, and the Campo de San Francisco. On the east side, the street of San Francisco is in the south corner, Argüelles and, tangentially, the Pelayo are in the northern corner.
Naming history
The square has had at different times the names 27 March, General Ordóñez, Republic, and Generalissimo and Escandalera. It has also had other name proposals such as Independence, General Meeting, and Plaza of the Heroes Noval and Ordóñez.
The name Escandalera began to be used unofficially beginning in the 19th century. At the time, Escandalera referred to the heated discussions, within the municipal corporation, in the press, and the village, as a result of the first house built in the corner of the streets of San Francisco and Fruela.
Buildings
- Casa Conde: Fully occupies the north side of the square. It was designed in 1904 by architect Juan Miguel de la Guardia on a French-inspired eclectic style, as seen in its mansard roof and the domes on the roundabouts in the corners.{{Cite book|author= Álvarez Quintana, Covadonga |editor= Barón Thaidigsmann, Javier|title= El Arte en Asturias |chapter= Arquitectura del siglo XIX (II): El cambio de siglo |pages= 334–335 |location= Oviedo |journal= Editorial Prensa Asturiana |year= 1996 |isbn= 84-87730-98-1}}
- The Municipal Tourism Office: A grey building called El Escorialín on the corner of the plaza.{{cite book|title=Spain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BE5Y8-_j4dIC&pg=PT1481|publisher=Hunter Publishing, Inc|pages=1481|id=GGKEY:2P3H5X2H6RP}}
Gallery
File:Edificio El Termómetro. Oviedo.jpg|The Termómetro building
File:Oviedo01.jpg|Cajastur savings bank
File:Casa Conde. Plaza Escandalera. Oviedo.jpg|Casa Conde
References
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