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Plaza Nueva
It is called the "New Plaza" because it didn't exist until the Christians rebuilt the lower city in the16th century, covering the open river bed at the foot of the Alhambra with a series of bridges which eventually became a single, paved surface.
The Catholic Monarchs ruled over the newly conquered territories - the Kingdom of Granada and the Canary Islands - from the Chancillería, which later became the great building in the Classical style now dominating the square. It currently is the seat of the Provincial Courthouse.
Plaza Nueva is a major hub of the old city: from here, you can walk up to the Alhambra on the Cuesta de Gomérez, up into the Albaicin on the alleyways next to the Chancillería, and up the River Darro, past the Church of Santa Ana.
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