Grand Royal Palace

The Palau Reial Major is a complex of historic buildings located in , , , . It was a residence of the counts of Barcelona and later the kings of Aragon.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: palace in Barcelona, Spain
  • Also known as: “Palau Reial Major”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of the History of Barcelona and Chapel of Santa Àgata.

Museum
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The is a history museum that conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the historical heritage of the city of , from its origins in Roman times until the present day.

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The is a chapel located in , , . It is also as the Royal Chapel. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1866.

Theater building
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is a concert hall in , , . Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença. is situated 420 metres northwest of Grand Royal Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Caterina and Gothic Quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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The is the historic centre of the old city of . It stretches from to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in the district of , . It is formed by the former neighborhoods of , Santa Caterina and .

Grand Royal Palace

Latitude
41.38416° or 41° 23′ 3″ north
Longitude
2.17741° or 2° 10′ 39″ east
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
8FH495MG+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1533889825
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­palace
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
11886832
Wiki­data ID
Q1116546
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Grand Royal Palace” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Errege Jauregi Nagusia”
  • Catalan: “El Palau Reial Major (Barcelona)”
  • Catalan: “Palau comtal”
  • Catalan: “Palau Reial Major de Barcelona”
  • Catalan: “Palau Reial Major”
  • Chinese: “巴塞罗那大王宫”
  • Chinese: “巴塞羅那大王宮”
  • Chinese: “巴塞隆拿大王宮”
  • Chinese: “巴塞隆納大王宮”
  • Danish: “wew”
  • Dutch: “Palau Reial Major”
  • Galician: “Palau Reial Major”
  • Italian: “Palau Reial Major”
  • Japanese: “パラウ・レイアル・マジョール”
  • Polish: “Palau Reial Major”
  • Russian: “Большой королевский дворец”
  • Slovak: “Major Palau Reial”
  • Slovak: “Palacio Real Mayor”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Real de Barcelona”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Real Mayor de Barcelona”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Real Mayor”
  • Turkish: “Büyük Kraliyet Sarayı”
  • Turkish: “Palau Reial Major”
  • Turkish: “Reial Major Sarayı”

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