The Palace was conceived as ephemeral architecture in the early twentieth century on the occasion of the 1909 Regional Exposition, held in Valencia. According to Francisco de Mora, the building is inspired by the monuments that Valencia possesses of its period of greatest splendor, models of ogival art that the Valencian citizens will admit as their own.

Original configuration
The Palace is a unique building with five facades, and two floors organized around a courtyard. It is located on the corner of the block shared with another building built for the Exhibition, the Old Lactation Asylum.
The building is developed in two sectors, the main wing, which occupies the entire front of the Plaza de Galicia, and the other area that occupies the rest of the plot and is organized around a large courtyard. Both parts are topped at the extreme corners by a square tower and are articulated in the chamfer by the octagonal tower.

The noble area consists of a semi-basement and two high-rise floors with terrace, together with the finish of the towers above the roof. A wide staircase occupying three of the five arches of the main façade leads only to the upper floor. It is illuminated by a skylight of feathered colored glass and adorned with a canvas of the time, the work of José el Genovés. On the main floor is the reception hall, with stained glass windows overlooking the Plaza de Galicia, plaster coffered ceilings, nolla mosaic floor and tile plinths. It had lamps and even its own furniture, designed for the occasion in the medieval style of the Palace.

The wing of the courtyard is made up of a body of two floors of the same height as the main one, which occupies all the development of the facades with a constant background, leaving a patio inside. Here were the exhibition rooms, with lighting on the two opposite faces of the naves. In the chamfer there is a semicircular arch with a strong chancel decorated with the city's coat of arms.

The succession of slender conopial windows inspired by the Consulate of the Sea and the similar square tower of La Llotja, the bold slender of the octagonal tower evoking El Micalet; The gravity of the battlements and the light arches of warhead, in memory of the medieval gates of the city, together with their emphatic volume emphasized by the delicate filigree of rosettes and traceries, pinnacles and gargoyles, form a set that earned all kinds of praise.

Unique elements: stained glass windows with gaps in façades, leaded dome on the main staircase, coffered ceilings and stucco, mosaics and tiles, nolla mosaic, baseboards of the noble staircase, exterior wooden doors with glazing, exterior and interior woodwork, grilles, lamps and furniture.

Current status:
The restoration and rehabilitation intervention of 2002 maintains the architectural and artistic characteristics of the original bodies of the building that are intended for reception rooms on the ground floor. On the top floor, the main hall on the main façade and Library on the rest. The noble staircase maintains its original characteristics. A glazed roof has been installed in the courtyard due to the functional requirements of its permanent use as a hall for events and exhibitions. The lucernario consists of four sectors, three of which are mechanically practicable. In the block of the 60s are located the services, offices and etc.



Dades bàsiques

Direcció:

Calle de Galicia, 3
46010 Valencia