Palacio de la Virreina

Today: Palacio de la Virreina, Barcelona

Place: Barcelona
Kind: Palace
Built: 1772 to 1778
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The palace that Manuel de Amat i Junyent, viceroy of Peru from 1761 to 1776, had built on La Rambla after returning with a large fortune. It went up between 1772 and 1778, with a façade of Montjuïc and Santañí stone and a courtyard with a double staircase, under the direction of Carles Grau; his widow, the vicereine, gave it its name. Today it is the seat of the city council's culture department and an exhibition venue, and the Gegants de la Ciutat are on permanent display inside.

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