Palau de Generalitat
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Our final stop in the Plaza de la Virgen is El Palau de Generalitat, the seat of the Valencian Autonomous Government and a rather flamboyant Gothic building.
The oldest section was built in 1421 to serve as the headquarters for the representatives of the Kingdom of Valencia. The building has been added to over hundreds of years and today the palace consists of three floors with rectangular windows on the ground floor, triple windows with columns in the main floor and a gallery at the top level. The two towers are decorated with classical pediment above the windows and Renaissance iconography. The entire building is crowned by a balustrade, adorned with masonry balls. The most striking features of the interior of the building are the courtyard and the tower's Sala Nova hall. The palace Palau de la Generalitat is one of the best examples of civil architecture of the 15th century.
El Palau de Generalitat was and is the seat of the Generalitat Valenciana which was first created in 1418. The Generalitat Valenciana served as the ruling body of the Kingdom of Valencia along with the Monarch of the territories of the Crown of Aragon.
Originally the building of the Palau de la Generalitat served as a tax office for the Crown and today it houses numerous city departments ranging across the full spectrum of city concerns.
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 9am through 14.00 (2pm); closed on weekends. Because the Generalitat is occupied by offices, visiting areas are restricted primarily to ground floor reception areas. Admission is free for visitor accessible areas.
The oldest section was built in 1421 to serve as the headquarters for the representatives of the Kingdom of Valencia. The building has been added to over hundreds of years and today the palace consists of three floors with rectangular windows on the ground floor, triple windows with columns in the main floor and a gallery at the top level. The two towers are decorated with classical pediment above the windows and Renaissance iconography. The entire building is crowned by a balustrade, adorned with masonry balls. The most striking features of the interior of the building are the courtyard and the tower's Sala Nova hall. The palace Palau de la Generalitat is one of the best examples of civil architecture of the 15th century.
El Palau de Generalitat was and is the seat of the Generalitat Valenciana which was first created in 1418. The Generalitat Valenciana served as the ruling body of the Kingdom of Valencia along with the Monarch of the territories of the Crown of Aragon.
Originally the building of the Palau de la Generalitat served as a tax office for the Crown and today it houses numerous city departments ranging across the full spectrum of city concerns.
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 9am through 14.00 (2pm); closed on weekends. Because the Generalitat is occupied by offices, visiting areas are restricted primarily to ground floor reception areas. Admission is free for visitor accessible areas.
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