El Temple

Today: Iglesia y palacio del Temple, Valencia

Place: Valencia
Kind: Palace
Built: 1761 to 1770
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Not checked

The complex of convent, college and church of the Order of Montesa, known as the Temple because it had earlier belonged to the Templars. It was built between 1761 and 1770 on the orders of Charles III, in the Neoclassical style, after an earthquake had laid waste the earlier monastery; its architect was Miguel Fernández. Today it is the seat of the Government Delegation.

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