The chapel of San Fermín
Balconies, gates and railings
subject The oblong thirteen cantilevered tribunes, with thick gilded latticework, were replaced by the current eleven balconies, whose balusters are exactly the same as those on the façade of Pamplona Cathedral, designed by Ventura Rodríguez, who in turn imitated those of the Italian architect Vanvitelli. The doors of the Wayside Cross were enlarged and the lintels were covered with a sculptural motif of garlands supported by angels, framing episcopal attributes, in a composition still reminiscent of the Baroque style, as the figures do not fit within the limits of the frame. reference letter We have already mentioned the replacement of the arch with a lintel and the radical simplification of the ornamentation of the frontispiece of entrance, which in any case retains the Baroque-style railing. Once these reforms by Ochandátegui were completed, the chapel was reopened on 7 July 1805, after the saint was placed on the throne, with the celebration of the appropriate pontifical service.
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On the website of the Chair de Patrimonio y Arte Navarro: An example of a "green man" in the Chapel of San Fermín in Pamplona, in "La pieza del mes", December 2013.
