Town hall

The word Montalbán derives of "mount albiganicum". "Albiganus" is a word of Celtic origin that was designating the nations of this Town. Montalbán proceeds of "mount albán or white". This meaning puediera to justify itself in the quarries of limestone that they give themselves in his term, in the place of The Limekiln.

 MONUMENTS:

CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF THE SOLITUDE
Plant of Latin cross, of a ship. Choir risen up to the feet.

Style: Baroque | Epoch: XVIII

CHAPEL OF SAN JOSE
Rectangular plant, of a ship, with the entry to the feet.

Style: Popular | Epoch:

PALACE OF THE COUNT OF MONTALBÁN
Building of square plant, of three heights; with central courtyard and diverse dependencies on work. It has a front that gives to the Square Major, with plateresque front of flat door, stones jambs finished off by dogs that hold a wide lintel. Inside there are three magnificent pine panelled ceilings: one Mudejar, another Gothic and one third plateresque. The master constructed this palace in the XVth century of Santiago D. Juan Pacheco, from 1462.

Style: Plateresque | Epoch: XV | Well of cultural interest

MAJOR SQUARE
Structure of irregular, approximately square touch, with accesses to four streets and his corners, two of them by means of arches of beautiful plans. Paved with Castilian typology in 1982, it has porticoes with granite columns in the fronts North and West. One of the best squares is of the province, preserving buildings typical of the XVth and XVIth century. It is declared a historical set.

Style: | Epoch: XV | Well of cultural interest

ROLL
Placed on a big plinth and on him a quadrangular pyramid truncated on that a stone cross places the cylindrical column finished off with .

Style: Spanish baroque | Epoch:

TOWER OF SAN MIGUEL
The rest of the ancient church that was taking the same name; Of plant is squared, been composed by it by four bodies, with roof to four you water down. There was constructed in the highest point of the city center for main Cristóbal Ortiz, who began his work in 1604. There is monument symbol of the town, of enormous slenderness and monumental character, and his factory is of masonry, chairs and brick.

Style: Renascent Mudejar | Epoch: XVII | Well of cultural interest

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Nucleus: The Corner