Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya
The Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya is one of the rare medieval buildings in Europe that still works as a seat of government, housing the offices of the Presidency of the Generalitat de Catalunya. Its story begins in 1400, when the then-president Alfons de Tous purchased the original building on Carrer de Sant Honorat in the former Jewish Quarter, or Call. By 1416, the palace added an extension facing the street under Bishop Marc Safont, and in 1434 Safont also built the chapel of St. George. The most distinctive civic statement comes later: in 1596, Pere Blai designed the current principal façade on Plaça de Sant Jaume, across from Barcelona City Hall, in Renaissance style—described as the first grand Renaissance façade in Catalonia. Over time, additional houses were bought and integrated into the complex. …
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