Overview
The Episcopal Palace of Astorga is a building by Spanish Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. It was built between 1889 and 1913. Designed in the Catalan Modernisme style, it is one of only three buildings by Gaudí outside Catalonia.
Description
On the site of a Muslim citadel and, subsequently, the residence of several Aragonese kings, the imposing Bishop's Palace was completed in the mid-16th century. Inside are a pretty Renaissance patio and, in the 15th-century Salón de Obispos, an outstanding series of episcopal portraits and a fine Mudéjar coffered ceiling.
Two more Mudéjar ceilings are missing – purchased by William Randolph Hearst for his California 'castle' in the early 20th century.
Address
Córdoba, Castilla y Leon
Spain
URL:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/tarazona/attractions/palacio-episcopal/a/poi-sig/1480781/1315791
Córdoba, Castilla y Leon
Spain
URL:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/tarazona/attractions/palacio-episcopal/a/poi-sig/1480781/1315791