29. Canonry Quarter an Cloister Door (Canonjías y Puerta de la Claustra)

This is a unique Romanesque secular architecture ensemble. It is situated in the Canons’ quarter (barrio de los Canónigos), near the old Cathedral of St. Mary’s, a church that disappeared after the Revolt of the Comuneros, and that was close to the Alcázar (Fortress). It includes the houses along the current Daoíz and Velarde streets, with a similar structure; a front with a rounded arch and an entranceway leading to the central courtyard. Buildings with two storeys, which traditionally had the more noble rooms upstairs. The Aqueduct’s channel runs along under the pavement that runs from Daoíz street to the fortress. This was the water supply system for this area. The “Cloister Door” (Puerta de la Claustra), one of the three accesses to the canonry quarter, still stands nowadays. A Pietá and sgrafitto motifs can still be seen on the door.