Architectural splendour
Episcopal Palace / Palace of Gaudi
Projected by Antonio Gaudí after the fire that destroyed the former Episcopal palace of Astorga in 1886, it is a neo-Gothic modernist building that brings together forms typical of a stately mansion, a castle and a temple. Gaudí himself directed the works until 1893, the year of Bishop Grau's death. When he abandoned them, the construction already looked out to the third and last floor (the fourth, counting the basement).
In its configuration, it seems clear that Gaudí proposed that the design of the building be very respectful of the history of the city. A good connoisseur of Bishop Grau's religious ideals, Gaudí applied his own neo-Gothic vision to the exterior of the palace. The architect Ricardo García Guereta faced the challenge of finishing the top floor and the roofs of the building. The palace is divided into four floors, the first two constituting, as Gaudí established, the public area of the Palace. The basement respects Bishop Grau's idea of allocating part of the space to an archaeological museum and the upper floor is used today as a temporary exhibition hall and didactic classroom.
Historical Data
- Architecture:
- Civil engineering
- Construction:
- Palace
- Predominant styles:
- Neo-Gothic
- Historical Period:
- Early modern period
Address
Plaza de Eduardo Castro. Astorga. 24700 León.
Telephone: 987 616 882
Email: info@palaciodegaudi.es
Website: http://www.palaciodegaudi.es
More information
Tourist Office of Astorga
P/ Eduardo de Castro, 5. Astorga. 24700 León.
Telephone: 987 618 222 / 635 682 049
Tourist Office Regional of León
Pza. de Regla, 2. León. 24003 León.
Telephone: 987 237 082
Fax: 987 273 391
Email: oficinadeturismodeleon@jcyl.es
Website: http://www.turismocastillayleon.com
Opening hours
- Summer May, 1 – October, 31):
- Every day: 10:00 – 14:00 and 16:00 – 20:00
- Winter November, 1 – April, 30):
- Every day: 10:30 – 14:00 and 16:00 – 18:30
Tickets
- General: 6 €
- Groups: 5 €
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