Palauet Albéniz
Palauet Albéniz, or the Palacete Albéniz, sits on Montjuïc as a historicist palace built in 1929 and designed by architect Juan Moya Idígoras (1867–1953). It was erected for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition, and it mattered politically in a more specific way than many visitors assume: it did not function as the royal family’s residence. Instead, it provided representation for the Royal Household, with the sovereigns using it for light meals, tea, and receptions for distinguished guests—while they lived in the newly built Royal Palace of Pedralbes. The pavilion’s official inauguration took place on 5 October 1929, attended by King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, along with the infantas and other authorities. After the exposition ended, there were proposals to adapt the palace—one plan in 1930 even aimed at creating a Barcelona Music Museum, including a plan to install a bust honoring music. …
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