Palau Robert
Palau Robert began as the private residence of Robert Robert i Surís, an influential aristocrat, politician, and businessman at the turn of the 20th century. The building was finished in 1903, in a late neoclassical style, under the direction of Henri Grandpierre and Joan Martorell i Montells, with stone brought from Montgrí. Its gardens carry a specific international trace: the palm trees were brought during the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition, and the garden was designed by Ramon Oliva, who also designed Plaça Catalunya. In the difficult years of the Spanish Civil War, Palau Robert became a state headquarters. Between 1936 and 1939, it housed the Generalitat de Catalunya’s Ministry of Culture. …
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