A square filled with history
Barcelona, Barcelona 08003
Review © 2009, Wcities
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A square filled with history |
Pla de Palau 1 Barcelona, Barcelona 08003 |
This area runs alongside the Via Laietana, in between the main post office building and the regional government headquarters. The Viceroy lived in the square area from the 17th to the 19th centuries and his residence was connected to the Santa Maria Church by a raised passageway. Many political prisoners were executed here. Everything changed when the area was turned into new housing developments by the military architect Josep Massanes in 1820. The neoclassical Lonja de Barcelona, built in 1804, is worth visiting. It still retains the remains of a Gothic building designed by Pere Arvey between 1380 and 1392 for Pere el Cerimoniós (Peter the Ceremonious). Review © 2009, Wcities |
 Pla de Palau Photo: Núria Espinoza Nazar |
 Pla de Palau Photo: Francesca Sciandra |
 Pla de Palau Photo: Erika Tugnoli |
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