Palacio de Gelmírez
Palacio de Gelmírez is a manor estate in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia. Palacio de Gelmírez is situated nearby to the square Plaza del Obradoiro, as well as near Santiago Cathedral Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Manor estate
- Description: building in Santiago de Compostela, formerly used as archbishop’s palace
- Also known as: “Gelmirez Palace” and “Pazo de Xelmirez”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza del Obradoiro and Santiago Cathedral Museum.
Plaza del Obradoiro
Square
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Praza do Obradoiro is main square of the Santiago de Compostela old town, although not placed at the real centre. It lies to the West of the main façade of the Santiago de Compostela cathedral, and thus the Pórtico da Gloria must be crossed to get into the building from the square.
Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago
Museum
Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago is a museum, which is situated 160 metres southeast of Palacio de Gelmírez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City of Culture of Galicia and O Monte Gaiás.
City of Culture of Galicia
Neighborhood
Photo: P.Lameiro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City of Culture of Galicia is a complex of cultural buildings in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, designed by a group of architects led by Peter Eisenman.
Lamas de Abade
Hamlet
Photo: Compostela JM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lamas de Abade is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km south of Palacio de Gelmírez.
Palacio de Gelmírez
- Categories: episcopal palace, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.881° or 42° 52′ 52″ northLongitude
-8.54519° or 8° 32′ 43″ westElevation
263 metres (863 feet)Levels
5Named after
Diego GelmírezOpen location code
8CJHVFJ3+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 178564573OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorGeoNames ID
11862019Wikidata ID
Q16449586
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Palacio de Gelmírez” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Pazo de Xelmírez”
- Galician: “Pazo de Xelmírez”
- Korean: “파소 데 셀미레즈”
- Portuguese: “Paço de Gelmires”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Gelmírez”
- Spanish: “Palacio del Arzobispo Gelmírez”
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