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El Palacio, the CIEE study center, is a three-story building tucked into a narrow side street. In order to get there, one must take a lot of other windy, bumpy stone streets. These were constructed years before anyone could have realized that one day, both cars & pedestrians would try to share these tiny passageways. Thus, the front doors of the palacio open directly onto the street, save about 12 inches of what Spaniards call "sidewalk." The building itself consists of 2 levels of small classrooms centered around an open-air courtyard of sorts, where a fountain now sits. What they call the third floor is actually the roof, but it is also surrounded by rooms that now serve as offices. A striped tarp is stretched across the railing of the third floor to provide shade in the courtyard. Except for the somewhat spacious lobby/courtyard, everything about the building is tall & thin. Like many buildings in this city, it exemplifies the old adage of urban living: if you can't build out, build up.

Photos here.

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