Palace of the Generalitat Valenciana

The Palace of the Generalitat Valenciana, known as the Palau de la Generalitat Valenciana (Valencian) or the Palacio de la Generalidad Valenciana (Castilian) is a building in the Valencian Gothic style with Renaissance additions and changes that dates from the 15th century. Since 1931 it has been designated a Bien de Interés Cultural^[1] made from local materials such as stone from Godella and Rocafort, tiles from Manises and Paterna, marble from Serra del Buixcarró, and wood carved from native forests.

Palace of the Generalitat Valenciana
Palau de la Generalitat Valenciana
Facade of the modern tower facing the Plaça de Manises
Alternative names	Palacio de la Generalidad Valenciana
General information
Type	Monument
Location	València, Valencian Community, Spain
Town or city	Valencia
Country	Spain
Coordinates	39°28′36″N 0°22′36″W / 39.4767°N 0.376689°W / 39.4767; -0.376689 (Palau de Generalitat Valenciana)
Construction started	1421
Completed	1593
Renovated	1982
Governing body	Generalitat Valenciana
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Pere Comte, Joan Guivarró, Joan Corbera, Gaspar Gregori
Renovating team
Architect(s)	Alberto Peñín
Website
Generalitat Website

The palace is located in the La Seu Valencia^{in ES} in the Ciutat Vella district^{in ES} of the city of Valencia. It is located between Carrer dels Cavallers on the south, Carrer Bailia on the north, and between Plaza Manises^{in ES} to the west and Plaza de la Virgen^{in ES} to the east. This is one of the most ancient areas of the city where one also finds the Metropolitan Catedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Forsaken, the Palace Fuentehermosa,^{in ES} and the Palace Batlia.^{in CA}

Today, the Palace of the Generalitat is the headquarters of the government of the Valencian Community, but the building has had various names during its long existence:^[2]

• House of the General Deputation of the Kingdom of Valencia (1421–1705)
• Real Audiencia (1750–1923)
• Provincial Council (1923–1982)
• Popular Executive Committee (1936–1937)
• Generalitat Valenciana (1982–present)

The Palace of the Generalitat of Valencia, like that of Catalonia, is one of the few buildings of medieval origin in Europe that remains the seat of the government and the institution that built it, the Generalitat of the Kingdom of Valencia. In addition to its political symbolism, it is one of the best examples of Valencian civil architecture of the period, built by the master craftsmen of the time.