Mercedes Escayola C

Review of Parlament de Catalunya

The history of the Palace where the Parliament of ...

The history of the Palace where the Parliament of Catalonia is located, is a neoclassical building, from the year 1717 and the architect was Joris Prosper Van Verboom.
In 1868, when Ciutadella was demolished as a military fortress to convert it into a park, only three buildings were left standing: the Governor's House, the Castrense Church and the Arsenal (now the Palau del Parlament de Catalunya).


In 1939 Franco turned the Palau into a dungeon.
In 1945, it was transformed into the Museum of Modern Art.
Finally, in 1980 he reconverted into the Palau del Parlament de Catalunya, the President who returned from exile Josep Taradellas.