Type Historical Building Opened 1778 Phone +34 933 16 10 00 | Completed 1778 Province Province of Barcelona Construction started 1772 | |
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Location Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Address La Rambla, 99, 08001 Barcelona, Spain Hours Open today · 12–8PMTuesday12–8PMWednesday12–8PMThursday12–8PMFriday12–8PMSaturday12–8PMSunday12–8PMMondayClosedSuggest an edit Similar La Virreina Centre de la Imatge, Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, Centre de Cultura Contemp, Barcelona Museum of Contemp, Liceu - Barcelona | ||
The virreina palace barcelona catalonia
The Virreina Palace (Catalan: Palau de la Virreina; Spanish: Palacio de la Virreina) is a building in the city of Barcelona. Situated on the famous La Rambla avenue, today it houses the headquarters of the city council's Culture Institute (Institut de Cultura de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona) and hosts various temporary art exhibitions and cultural events.
The palace was built, between 1772 and 1778, for Manuel d'Amat i de Junyent, who was Viceroy of Peru between 1761 and 1776. It is named for his wife, virreina meaning vicereine in the Catalan language. The architect was Carles Grau, and the palace was built in a style between baroque and rococo.
On the exterior of the palace is a statue of Our Lady of the Rosary, created by Luisa Granero in 1967.