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Plaza del Pilar

Squares & fountains ·Zaragoza
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Plaza del Pilar — Open plaza with the basilica towers and long stone arcade Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited
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Why go

  • Two cathedrals on one pedestrian square: La Seo and the Basilica del Pilar
  • The Fuente de la Hispanidad’s map of Latin America
  • A monument honouring painter Francisco de Goya

Don't miss

  • Fuente de la HispanidadTrace the Yucatán Peninsula and Central America in the fountain’s outline.At the square’s western end, opposite San Juan de los Panetes church.
  • Goya monumentLook for the painter’s bent legs and the brush in his hands. Goya came from Fuendetodos.Near La Lonja.

Photo spots

  • Goya monumentUse a vertical composition to include the full stepped pedestal and Goya above it.Near La Lonja. On the map

Interesting facts4

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  1. The square is nicknamed “El salón de la ciudad” because public parties are held there.

    Plaza of Our Lady of the Pillar - Wikipedia

  2. It is the European Union’s largest pedestrian square and Europe’s second largest.

    Plaza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar - Wikipedia

  3. Federico Marés directed the Goya monument, initially conceived with two women dressed as 18th-century majas.

    Plaza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar - Wikipedia

  4. The Goya monument was moved from a grove after its trees dried up.

    Plaza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar - Wikipedia

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History

The square expanded through church rebuilding and major changes to the surrounding streets.

  1. 13th centuryThe site served as Zaragoza’s cemetery under Bishop Sancho de Ahonés.
  2. 16th centuryThe plaza existed in a smaller form and hosted public entertainment.
  3. 1647A request sought to limit processions here to the Santa Ana procession; the plaza was also regarded as a place for secular entertainment.
  4. 1681The Pilar’s Baroque renovation prompted an enlargement of the square toward the church façade.
  5. 1717–1718Work lowered and levelled the plaza, beginning on 26 November 1717 and ending on 2 January 1718.
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  1. 1939Demolition of 21 streets and squares added land, creating the plaza’s broad rectangular form.
  2. 1980sGardens and trees were removed to make way for underground parking.

How to get there

  • On footApproach via Alfonso I, Don Jaime I, nearby old-town lanes, César Augusto Avenue, or Echegaray y Caballero promenade.

Accessibility

  • Cars can cross the square The square is pedestrian-only.

Sources: Plaza of Our Lady of the Pillar - Wikipedia · Plaza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026

Where
Plaza Ntra. Sra. del Pilar, Zaragoza

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Questions and answers

Can cars cross Plaza del Pilar?

No. The square is pedestrian-only.

Which civic building stands in Plaza del Pilar?

Zaragoza’s city hall.

Which church faces the fountain at Plaza del Pilar?

San Juan de los Panetes.

Where is the Goya monument in Plaza del Pilar?

Near La Lonja.

What other name does Plaza del Pilar have?

Plaza de las Catedrales, referring to La Seo and the Pilar.

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