Chronology of the Parliament Palace

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    Construction of the Citadel

    The works directed by Prospero de Verboom lasted 36 years

  • Executions

    Executions of Barcelona citizens who feared the glaciers of Ciutadella in June 1809, as a result of the repression exercised by the French troops in Catalonia.

  • Endecoration of the Citadel

    General Joan Prim obtained that they use a law ordering the Cossack torture, the conservation in park and the transfer to the city. Three buildings were not overthrown: the governor's palace, the church and the arsenal.

  • Celebration of the Universal Exposition of Barcelona

    In the space of the park of the old Citadel, the Universal Exposition of Barcelona was celebrated

  • The Arsenal

    The old arsenal was transformed into a royal palace to keep the kings of Spain when they went to Barcelona.
    Pere Falqués was the architect in charge of transforming the arsenal into a palace.

  • Municipal Museum

    It was converted into the Municipal Museum of Art and added two lateral wings.

  • Headquarters of the Parliament of Catalonia

    In 1932, the president of the Generalitat, Francesc Macià, decided to give another function to the Royal Palace of Ciutadella and to install the headquarters of the Parliament of Catalonia.

  • Franco and his rules

    General Franco turned the Palace of Parliament into a casemate.

  • The Transformation

    He transformed himself into the modern art museum

  • The Parlament's Return

    With the restoration of democratic freedoms and institutions of Catalonia, the palace was restored and re-adapted to be able to host Parliament again. On April 10, 1980, the first session took place.