Palace of the Diputación del General del Reino de Aragón
Palace in Zaragoza, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Palace of the Diputación del General del Reino de Aragón,[note 1] historically known as Casas del Reino[note 2] (Medieval Aragonese: Casas del Reyno) or Casa de la Diputación del Reino,[note 3] was a building in the Plaza de la Seo in Zaragoza in 1436, as the headquarters of the Diputación del General del Reino de Aragón, the Cortes and the Justicia de Aragon.[1]
Palace of the Deputation of the Kingdom of Aragon | |
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Palacio de la Diputación del General del Reino de Aragón | |
General information | |
Location | Zaragoza |
Country | Spain |
Coordinates | 41.655733°N 0.875931°W / 41.655733; -0.875931 |
Groundbreaking | 1450 |
Construction started | 1437 |
Landlord | Diputación del General del Reino de Aragón, Cortes del Reino de Aragón and Justicia de Aragón |
The palace was a Gothic building located in Zaragoza next to the Puerta del Ángel, the Puente de Piedra, the Casas del Puente (headquarters of the municipal council) and the Llotja. It was one of the most important buildings in Zaragoza for its symbolism, political and artistic importance.
Its equivalent palaces in the rest of the Deputations of the General of the Crown of Aragon are the Palau de la Generalitat de Cataluña and the Palau de la Generalitat de Valencia, both of which are current seats of the governments of both autonomous communities.
The palace was burned during the Siege of Zaragoza and after the end of the war it remained in ruins until it was demolished to build the Conciliar Seminary.[2]
It should not be confused with the Casa de los Diputados del Reino de Aragón,[3] which is a Renaissance palace also disappeared and located in Zaragoza, acquired in 1590 by the Diputación to serve as lodging for those elected deputies not residing in Zaragoza, since they were obliged to reside in the capital.[4]