San Juan de los Panetes. Zaragoza., Zaragoza

The Church of San Juan de los Panetes is a Catholic temple of worship of Baroque style located in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. It is located next to the Plaza del Pilar -or Plaza de las Catedrales- and the Fuente de la Hispanidad. It is also very close to the Torreón de la Zuda. It is catalogued as an Asset of Cultural Interest and a national monument.

Its construction was completed in 1725, coinciding with the emergence of baroque in the city and the desire to improve the already decadent examples of other styles -gothic and mudejar-, which led to the renovation of the cathedrals of La Seo and El Pilar. The main reason for the renovation was to replace the destroyed church of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

In 2013 a reform process began in the area around the temple and the Roman Walls, promoted by the Zaragoza Tramway and coinciding with the construction of Line 1 of this means of transport. The consultancy firm IDOM/ACTX carried out the initial project, based on a proposal by SEM Los Tranvías de Zaragoza, and its conception included a process of citizen participation through 2,700 contributions.

In the church of San Juan de los Panetes, after authorization from the Department of Heritage, the staircase was renovated, enlarging its dimensions from side to side of the church, with stone from La Puebla de Albortón, reaffirming a wide north-facing step, in a work executed by Ideconsa. It has a fan shape, slightly more open on the west side, towards the Walls. Together with the lighting reform, the church and its entire area has enjoyed a great improvement and urban presence.

The renovated space contains a memorial for the victims of the attack of the terrorist group ETA in this place, with the following inscription: