Virreina Palace

The Virreina Palace (Catalan: Palau de la Virreina; Spanish: Palacio de la Virreina) is a building in the city of Barcelona. Situated on the famous La Rambla avenue, today it houses the headquarters of the City Council's Culture Institute, the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona (ICUB) and hosts various temporary art exhibitions and cultural events.

The palace was built, between 1772 and 1778, for Manuel d'Amat i de Junyent, who was Viceroy of Peru between 1761 and 1776. It is named for his wife, virreina meaning vicereine in the Catalan language. The architect was Carles Grau, and the palace was built in a style between baroque and rococo. Grau, also a sculptor, created the window hoods and the vases which decorate the building's skyline.

On the exterior of the palace is a statue of Our Lady of the Rosary, created by Luisa Granero in 1967.

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Virreina Palace ranks #2,423 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #92 of the 600 mapped in Spain. Founded 1778, it is older than 15% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,245 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Barcelona, 1 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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