Marquis of San Nicolás Palace

Following the plans of Juan Bautista Arbaizar, the Palacio del Marques de San Nicolas, the current town hall in Briones, has been, until recently, one of the most interesting civic buildings throughout La Rioja. It retained its original plan in all its purity, both in relation to the partitioning of the interior spaces as to the qualities of the materials, up to the physical image with an open space used as an orchard and poultry yard. Built by Ignacio Elejalde, the balcony displays on its underside a victor with the date 1755, alluding to the date it was completed. The facade is divided into three symmetrical bodies of the three articulating streets by superimposed pilasters.